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ERIC Number: EJ305774
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Context in Text: The Development of Oral and Written Language in Two Genres.
Pellegrini, A. D.; And Others
Child Development, v55 n4 p1549-55 Aug 1984
Tests Halliday's model of context/text relationships and how these relationships vary for 71 children in first, second, and third grades. Children produced oral and written messages about a circus in narrative and persuasive genres. Texts were analyzed for elements of linguistic cohesion and length of clausal themes. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Children, Cohesion (Written Composition), Discourse Analysis, Language Acquisition, Oral Language, Persuasive Discourse, Pragmatics, Story Telling
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Clauses; Halliday (M A K); Linguistic Context; Thematic Analysis