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ERIC Number: EJ571988
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-1050-4273
Mueve la Almohada. Levante la Cara. (Move the Pillow. Lift Your Head.) An Analysis of Correction Talk in Mexican and Central American Parent Child Interaction.
Bhimji, Fazila
Issues in Applied Linguistics, v8 n2 p133-45 Dec 1997
Examines verbal and nonverbal communications employed in Hispanic families to correct children's speech and nonverbal behaviors, examining the interactions across various settings. Data come from video recordings taken in natural settings in Hispanic communities. Generally, parents employed unmodulated corrections and bald imperatives to direct behavior. Modulated forms of language tended to be in the context of teasing. (SM)
Descriptors: Body Language, Child Behavior, Communication Skills, Hispanic Americans, Interpersonal Competence, Nonverbal Communication, Parent Child Relationship, Spanish Speaking, Speech Skills, Verbal Communication, Videotape Recordings
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: California; Conversation