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Peer reviewedBenoit, Pamela J. – Language and Speech, 1983
Investigates the nature of threats and their responses as collaborative units in children's discourse. Research indicates that girls prefer withhold-object or action and harm-threats while boys focus exclusively on harm-threats. Younger children produce more threats than older children, and threats occur more frequently in child-directed settings…
Descriptors: Child Language, Discourse Analysis, Interpersonal Communication, Language Research
