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Young children's dyadic pretend play : a communication analysis of plot structure and plot generative strategies / Ursula Verena Schwartz.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Schwartz, Ursula Verena, 1950-
- Series:
- Pragmatics & beyond ; new ser., 14.
- Pragmatics & beyond, 0922-842X ; new ser., 14
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Discourse analysis, Narrative.
- Interpersonal communication in children.
- Play.
- Plots (Drama, novel, etc.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (157 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Dyadic pretend play.
- Place of Publication:
- Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins, 1991.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Pretend play in early childhood arises in the context of social interaction and, as such, constitutes a form of discourse indigenous to the child's world. The present study is a first detailed investigation of thematic-ideational structure in young children's dyadic pretend play with special emphasis on major generative strategies involved in the realization of coherent play action sequences.Play was conceptualized as a story in a dramatic mode where two actors jointly generate or attempt to generate ideationally coherent action sequences or play plots resulting in a complex, ever-evolving the
- Contents:
- YOUNG CHILDREN'S DYADIC PRETEND PLAY A COMMUNICATION ANALYSIS OF PLOT STRUCTURE AND PLOT GENERATIVE STRATEGIES; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; Chapter 1. THE INVESTIGATION OF PROPOSITIONAL CONTENT IN PLAY: INITIAL RESEARCH FORMULATION; Chapter 2. THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK FOR ANALYSIS: PLAY CONTENT AS PLAY PLOT; Chapter 3. METHODOLOGY OF ANALYSIS; Chapter 4. MASTER TEXT I: ANALYSIS OF TEXT I; Chapter 5. MASTER TEXT II: ANALYSIS OF TEXT II; Chapter 6. COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF MASTER TEXTS I AND II
- Chapter 7. PLAY PLOT STRUCTURE AND PLOT GENERATIVE STRATEGIES: INTEGRATION OF RESULTS AND FURTHER CONSIDERATIONSREFERENCES; Appendix A. Transcription of videotape data base: Play session with Victor and Aaron; Appendix B. Transcription of videotape data base: Play session with Suzie and Stephanie
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [91]-100).
- ISBN:
- 9786613222343
- 1-283-22234-5
- 90-272-8297-8
- OCLC:
- 742333685
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