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Analysing Interactions in Childhood: Insights from Conversation Analysis

Hilary Gardner (Editor), Michael Forrester (Co-Editor)
ISBN: 978-0-470-76034-5
Paperback
296 pages
February 2010
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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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