Analysing Interactions in Childhood

English

ISBN: 0470687096

EAN: 9780470687093

Category: Social Science / Children's Studies/Language Arts & Disciplines / Communication/

Publisher: Wiley

Release Date: 12/01/2009

Synopsis: Offers a fresh perspective on how conversation analysis can be used to highlight the sophisticated nature of what children actually do when interacting with their peers, parents, and other adults.

• Brings together a contributor team of leading experts in the emerging field of child-focused conversation analytic studies, from both academic and professional research backgrounds
• Includes examples of typically developing children and those who face a variety of challenges to participation, as they interact with parents and friends, teachers, counsellors and health professionals
• Encompasses linguistic, psychological and sociological perspectives
• Offers new insights into children’s communication as they move from home into wider society, highlighting how this is expressed in different cultural contexts

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Analysing Interactions in Childhood

Illustrated: No

Format: eBook - PDF

Pages: 296