ABSTRACT
Even if we have only discussed distribution and evaluation systems in the preceding chapters, we may nevertheless assume that all children’s literary action systems-and therefore the production and consumption systems that have not been discussed-do in terms of action dovetail with one another. In other words they form a chain of spheres of action-a chain that at certain points can clearly branch out, that is, have several strands. In spite of the way that they mesh at the action level, the individual systems have considerable independence. The degree to which they become independent sometimes leads to their losing sight of the overall structure into which they are embedded. The outward orientation of the individual action systems tends to be confi ned to the preceding spheres and those with which there is direct linkage. The overall structure is always there-independently of whether this is perceived at the level of the individual systems as such. The action systems serve to further the performance of various stages of children’s literary communication (see Chapter 1), whether they are aware of this or not. However, the less the overall structure is perceived at the level of the individual systems, the more likely the children’s literary communication performed by them is to be subject to interference, and the greater the number of communicative failures.
