1st Edition

Adult–Child Conversation

Edited By Peter French, Margaret MacLure Copyright 1981
314 Pages
by Routledge

314 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1981, Adult – Child Conversation explores the dynamics of communication between adults and children and examines the structure, function, and implications of conversational exchanges in various contexts. It provides insights into the linguistic and psychological aspects of adult–child interactions, making it a valuable resource for researchers and practitioners in... Read more

List of Tables.  List of Figures.  Preface.  Introduction  Part I: Discourse Analysis  1. The Sociolinguistic Analysis of Spoken Discourse Deirdre Burton  2. Putting Competence into Action: Some Sociological Notes on a Model of Classroom Interaction Martyn Hammersley  3. Discourse Analysis as Linguistics: A Response to Hammersley David Brazil  4. Learning to Take Part in Classroom Interaction Mary Willes  5. Theory and Practice: A Response to Willes Michael Stubbs  Part II: Conversation Analysis  6. Conversation Analysis A. J. Wootton  7. Stories and Story Time in an Infant Classroom E. C. Cuff and D. Hustler  8. Children’s Use of Address Terms A. J. Wootton  9. The Clarification Request Sequence in Conversation between Mothers and their Children David Langford  10. Some Comments on Clarification Requests: A Response to Langford David Hustler  Part III: Adult–Child Interaction and Developmental Analysis  11. Towards a Model for Analysing Conversations Involving Children Michael F. McTear  12. Adult–Child Interaction at Home and at School Gordon Wells and Martin Montgomery  13. Adults’ Corrections of Children’s Mistakes: A Response to Wells and Montgomery Paul Drew  14. Interpreting Child Discourse Sue Foster  Part IV: Talk and Social Relations in the Classroom  15. Analysing Classroom Talk A. D. Edwards.  List of Contributors.  Index.

Biography

Peter French

Margaret MacLure