PragmaticsThroughout the school years, the cognitive processes of nonegocentrism and decentration increase and combine to enable a child to become a more effective communicator (p. 299)
Nonegocentrism is the ability to take the perspective of another person Decentration is the process of moving from rigid, one-dimensional descriptions of objects and events, to coordinated, multiattributional ones, allowing both speaker and listener to recognize that there are many dimensions to and perspectives on any given topic |
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Narratives
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Conversation
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Speaking Styles
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Indirect Requests
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