Exploring the Interactional Instinct
Exploring the Interactional Instinct by Anna Dina L. Joaquin, published by OUP USA in December 2013, delves into the biological and social underpinnings of language acquisition. This edition, comprising 279 pages, presents a comprehensive examination of how children develop language skills through innate drives to connect with others. Scholars in applied linguistics contribute to this exploration by analyzing interaction across various contexts, including second language acquisition and cultural differences.
Readers will find a thorough investigation into the interactional instinct, which posits that language is a cultural artifact rather than solely a product of cognitive mechanisms. The book addresses diverse topics such as literacy, social psychology, and the physiological responses associated with language use. By expanding on the foundational theories of language acquisition, this work invites a deeper understanding of how interpersonal relations shape linguistic development.
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The Interactional Instinct (Oxford University Press, 2009) argued that the ubiquitous acquisition of language by all normal children was the result of a biologically-based drive for infants and children to attach, bond, and affiliate with conspecifics in an attempt to become like them. This instinct leads children to seek out verbal interaction with caregivers and allows them to become competent language speakers by about age 8. In Exploring the Interactional Instinct, scholars in applied linguistics expand the theory by examining interaction in second language acquisition; in different cultures and species; in observation without participation; in literacy; in schizophrenia; in relation to human physiological responses; and in relation to correlated perspectives on interaction. This book, like its predecessor, offers a radical view of language acquisition: language is not acquired as a result of a Language Acquisition Device in the brain, but is rather a cultural artifact universally acquired by all normal children.
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