Culture-specific language styles : the development of oral narrative and literacy / Masahiko Minami.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Minami, Masahiko, Author.

Series:

Child language and child development.

Child Language and Child Development

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language and culture--Japan.

Language and culture.

Children--Language--Japan.

Children.

Japanese language--Acquisition.

Japanese language.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 316 p. ) ill. ;

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Blue Ridge Summit, PA : Multilingual Matters, [2002]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Communication skills are considered extremely important for the development, preservation, and transmission of culture to future generations, and incorporate the complicated relationship between language and culture. This book focuses on an analysis of personal narratives by Japanese pre-school children. The book also analyzes mother-child narratives and joint book-reading activities.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. Literature Review

Chapter 3. Research Design: Methodology and Basic Concepts

Chapter 4. Monologic Narrative: Narrative Development

Chapter 5. Monologic Narrative Structure in Japanese

Chapter 6. Parental Narrative Elicitation Styles

Chapter 7. Cross-cultural Comparison of Parental Narrative Elicitation

Chapter 8. Styles of Parent–Child Book-Reading in Japanese Families

Chapter 9. Conclusions and Implications

References

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9786610827770

9781280827778

1280827777

9781853595752

1853595756

OCLC:

1014442471