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Peer reviewedGoncu, Artin – Human Development, 1993
Discusses processes in the development of shared pretend representations: adoption of shared pretend focus; metacommunication defining the activity as pretend play; and communication within pretend play. Examines claims that children's play becomes intersubjective only after three years of age. Concludes that intersubjectivity in peer pretend play…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Behavior Development, Child Development, Developmental Stages
Peer reviewedUmek, Ljubica Marjanovic; Musek, Petra Lesnik; Kranjc, Simona – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2001
Analyzed records of Slovene children's speech from a linguistic point of view and established differences in communication patterns with regard to the children's ages and the type of symbolic play. Found a shift in play from make-believe with regard to objects to roleplay related to social context. The older the child, the more language functions…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Development, Child Language, Developmental Stages
