Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ399516
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Publication Date: 1989
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Structural Parallels between Pretend Play and Narratives.
Eckler, Judith A.; Weininger, Otto
Developmental Psychology, v25 n5 p736-43 Sep 1989
Used story grammar to analyze pretend play productions of 46 children of 4-8 years. Results showed structural parallels between pretend play and stories for 76 percent of subjects. Older subjects' play was episodic and younger subjects' was preepisodic. (RJC)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Discourse Analysis, Narration, Pretend Play, Story Grammar, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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