The Communicative Intention Inventory: A system for observing and coding children's early intentional communication

The Communicative Intention Inventory, an observational system for describing children's early gestural, vocal, and verbal communicative behaviors, is presented in this paper. The Inventory is comprised of eight intentional categories which are included because of their content and construct va...

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Published in:Applied psycholinguistics 1981-08, Vol.2 (3), p.235-251
Main Authors: Coggins, Truman E., Carpenter, Robert L.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:The Communicative Intention Inventory, an observational system for describing children's early gestural, vocal, and verbal communicative behaviors, is presented in this paper. The Inventory is comprised of eight intentional categories which are included because of their content and construct validity, their likelihood of occurrence in a clinical setting, and their high observerscorer reliability. The rank order of frequency of occurrence of the eight intentional categories is compared across 16 subjects resulting in a reliability coefficient of .66. The value of using the Inventory as a criterion-referenced measure of communicative intentions is explored.
ISSN:0142-7164
1469-1817
DOI:10.1017/S0142716400006536