LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 23:7 July 2023
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Pragmatic Profiling of 6-8 Years Old Typical Children Speaking Hindi

Himani Bansal, Postgraduate Student, Dr. Rohila Shetty, Ph.D. and
Dr. Satish Kumaraswamy, Ph.D.

Abstract

Early childhood communication success depends on the development of effective pragmatic skills making it vital for social interaction and language learning outcomes within this developmental stage. To enhance our understanding, we aim to explore and profile the pragmatic skill set among typical children speaking Hindi between the age group of 6-8 years through a qualitative approach that involves analysing results qualitatively enabled by contemporary methodologies and tools available today. A sample of 50 randomly selected children who fulfil our criteria in terms of age group, linguistic background, and lack of developmental or language-related disorders were studied to better understand the development of pragmatic skills amongst typical children speaking Hindi. Qualitative data was obtained by means of naturalistic observations along with audio/video recordings which helped us examine real-life communicative situations more closely. This research seeks answers regarding numerous pragmatic phenomena including communicative intent, stylistic variation, topic initiation, topic maintenance, etc. which are all unique in nature to typical children speaking Hindi.

Keywords: pragmatics, typical children, child-initiated skills, Hindi language

Introduction

Meaningful relationships require effective communication between individuals which entails sharing ideas and emotions through spoken or written words. The ability to communicate proficiently involves mastering various aspects of language development with pragmatic skills representing one essential attribute that makes people competent speakers. Pragmatic competence covers numerous skills like taking turns during conversations, understanding figurative language usage, adhering to suitable politeness norms while conversing with others and responding adequately according to social cues provided- verbal or otherwise. Research on pragmatic abilities has so far concentrated mainly on English-speaking populations; however, increasing evidence suggests exploring the pragmatics of other languages such as Hindi.

This study focuses on exploring pragmatic profiling among typical children who are proficient in conversing in Hindi. The purpose of this investigation is to gain a more comprehensive understanding of how language use influences communication styles and social interaction patterns within a given linguistic community. Specifically focusing on studying the pragmatic skills adopted by typical children speaking Hindi sheds light on previously unrecognized aspects of the developmental process that can bring out unique challenges faced by the children during their acquisition journey. In turn, such insight contributed towards enriching current knowledge on how pragmatic development occurs among this demographic group while emphasizing respectful ways towards promoting equal access for all towards communication and language interpretations.

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Himani Bansal
Postgraduate Student
Dr. M. V. Shetty College of Speech and Hearing
Mangalore 575015, Karnataka, India
+918604987167
himani.bansal12@gmail.com

Dr. Rohila Shetty, Ph.D.
Professor, Dept. of Speech-Language Pathology
Dr. M. V. Shetty College of Speech and Hearing
Mangalore 575015, Karnataka, India
shettyro@gmail.com

Dr. Satish Kumaraswamy, Ph.D.
Professor & Principal
Dr. M. V. Shetty College of Speech and Hearing
Mangalore 575015, Karnataka, India
+9199741627640
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