Enculturation Processes in Primary Language Acquisition - Anna Dina L. Joaquin
The caregiver’s instinct
Enculturation Processes in Primary Language Acquisition - Anna Dina L. Joaquin
Anna Dina L. Joaquin [+]
California State University
Anna Dina L. Joaquin is Assistant Professor in the Department of Linguistics and TESL at California State University, Northridge. She is co-author (with Namhee Lee, Lisa Mikesell, Andrea Mates and John Schumann) of The Interactional Instinct: The Evolution and Acquisition of Language (OUP, 2009).
Description
In this chapter, the author explores caregiver behaviors toward infants and explore their underlying motivations.