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Peer Interactions, Language Development and Metacommunication

Angela Uchoa Branco

University of Brasilia, Brazil

The role of metacommunication in numerous aspects or dimensions of human development cannot be overestimated. In this paper I discuss theoretical ideas and research evidence concerning play, metacommunication and language development. Concepts and theory, from my perspective, are in need of further elaborations as empirical evidence and theoretical sophistications demand a constant process of knowledge construction concerning the issue. Therefore, I present some recent elaborations regarding concepts related to metacommunication processes, claiming for the existence of, at least, three different sorts of metacommunication. The kind here designated as relational metacommunication is of particular interest when the goal is the study of play, role play, meaning construction, language and child development. The significance of role play for child development is remarkable. Notwithstanding, other kinds of play interactions expressively contribute to it. Possible implications of role playing in the sociogenesis of the dialogical self are considered, even though elaborations of this possibility will require another forum of academic analysis and discussion.

Key Words: language development • metacommunication • peer interaction

Culture & Psychology, Vol. 11, No. 4, 415-429 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/1354067X05058580
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