During this phase, children work up their own idiosyncratic vocalisations or gestures to create signs with meanings like 'I want that' or 'hello Mum' or 'I like that'. Has anyone investigated this phase of learning by children? Your informative remarks are needed.
Michael Tang
Dear Bahram:
See Michael C. Corballis, "From Hand to Mouth" on the origins of language.
Mike
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Eva Murillo
Dear Bahram:
Pilar Prieto has several studies about changes in preverbal vocalizations according to different pragmatic functions: http://prosodia.upf.edu/membres/pilarprieto/
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