Children's Courtroom Narratives: Competence, Credibility, and the Communicative Contract.

Snyder, Lynn S.; Lindstedt, D. Elise

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ERIC Number: EJ508385

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1995

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Children's Courtroom Narratives: Competence, Credibility, and the Communicative Contract.

Snyder, Lynn S.; Lindstedt, D. Elise

Topics in Language Disorders, v15 n4 p16-29 Aug 1995

Issues affecting the perceived competence and credibility of children's courtroom narratives are considered, with attention to the communicative contract and common communicative assumptions such as sincerity. The effects of children's development of comprehension monitoring skills and a theory of mind on their ability to give competent eyewitness testimony are examined. (Author/SW)

Descriptors: Child Language, Cognitive Processes, Communication (Thought Transfer), Communication Skills, Comprehension, Court Litigation, Evidence (Legal), Hearings, Language Skills, Validity, Verbal Communication

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Note: Theme issue: "The New Narrative Landscape: Interface between Ability and Disability."