John Dore: Primitive Speech Acts (1974, 1975) (9 acts)

what is a primitive speech act?

can take form of word, pattern, or gesture

labeling

to identify an object

answering

to respond to a caregivers inquiry

requesting action

to elicit an actionable response from caregiver

requesting answer

to elicit a communication response from caregiver

calling

to gain attention of caregiver

greeting

to acknowledge caregiver

protesting

to reject an object or action

repeat/imitate

to reproduce at least part of what caregiver said

practicing

to produce verbal patterns without anyone in environment