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Genishi, Celia – 1982
The discourse of Mexican-American preschoolers during sociodramatic play was investigated to learn what the children knew about the social world and how this knowledge was organized in their speech. The theoretical framework for the study was derived from two sources: the psychological construct of the script and the sociolinguistic view of play…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Discourse Analysis, Dramatic Play, Incidence