Lessons from the Study of Children's Conversations: A Discussion of the "Quarterly" Special Issue on Talk.

Dunn, Judy

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Publication Date: 1992

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Lessons from the Study of Children's Conversations: A Discussion of the "Quarterly" Special Issue on Talk.

Dunn, Judy

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, v38 n1 p139-49 Jan 1992

Discusses (1) the new perspective on children's capabilities provided by focus on discourse; (2) conversation with an older member of the culture as a context for development; (3) links between linguistic and cognitive development; and (4) children as a member of a culture from infancy onward. Developmental changes and problems in discourse study are examined. (Author/LB)

Descriptors: Child Development, Child Language, Cognitive Development, Cultural Context, Developmental Psychology, Discourse Analysis, Language Research, Oral Language, Socialization, Sociolinguistics, Young Children

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Language: English

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