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SALZMANN, Tabea. El desarrollo de la identidad en niños y las interrelaciones con lenguaje y comunicación. Cultura representaciones soc [online]. 2017, vol.12, n.23, pp.101-132.  Epub 01-Sep-2017. ISSN 2007-8110.

In this article I explore the interrelations between identity, language, communication and the cognitive development of children through a case study involving children from an indigenous background living in Mexico City. I propose that identity should not be understood as a set of characteristics unique to an individual or group, but rather as a dynamic state of consciousness depending on cognitive development and in close interdependency with language and communication. Premise is that the investigation of language and identity cannot be otherwise understood than to part from a holistic and integrating, as well as interdisciplinary perspective. Through the analysis of the interaction of a group of second generation migrant children from an Otomí community living in the multicultural space of Mexico City, I demonstrate the role of cognitive development and of school education in gaining consciousness. Consciousness is considered an important part of developing identity, while school education is relevant as place of learning and as a further space of insertion into social interaction.

Palabras llave : Identity; language; communication; children; cognitive environment; interaction.

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