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Peer reviewedDeHart, Ganie B. – Research on Language and Social Interaction, 1996
Examines the use of gender-distinctive language in preschool sibling conversations, focusing on mitigation in directives and related forms used during pretend play. Findings indicate that gender-distinctive patterns of language use are sensitive to variations in situation and interaction partner. (19 references) (CK)
Descriptors: Child Language, Discourse Analysis, Dramatic Play, Interaction Process Analysis
Download full textCorsaro, William A. – 1978
Little is known about how children gain interpersonal access in settings where adults are not present or are unavailable. This study sought to describe children's strategies for access into and withdrawal from peer interactive episodes in a nursery school. Data were collected from direct observations of two groups of children. One group attended…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Child Language, Communicative Competence (Languages), Discourse Analysis
