EMERGENCIA Y DESARROLLO DE LAS HABILIDADES METALINGüíSTICAS RELACIONADAS CON LA REGULACIóN DE LA INFORMACIóN: UN ESTUDIO TRANSVERSAL EN NI？OS DE EDADES COMPRENDIDAS ENTRE LOS 22 MESES Y LOS 10 A？OS

the aim of this work is to observe the emergence and development of metapragmatic skills related to the regulation of information. a transversal study was carried out, made up of 40 participants, aged between 22 months and 10 years. the mother tongue and that used for acquisition of knowledge were catalan and spanish. an observational methodology was used, recording interactive situations between the child and the adult. a category system was developed, divided into two groups: regulation and adjustments of communication and regulation based on the interlocutor as the centre of interest. the results show us that the regulation and adjustments of communication category group appear at a very early age and is maintained active practically throughout all the ages observed. initially the categories aimed at the obtaining of information predominate, while the child also facilitates information in order to maintain adequate interaction. regarding the group of regulation categories based on the interlocutor as the centre of interest, this appears at a later stage, when the child possesses a greater degree of competence, except the category reference to the speech or language of others, which has been detected at an earlier age.