Language Use, Role and Context in a Five-Year-Old.

Martlew, Margaret; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ175830

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Publication Date: 1978

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Language Use, Role and Context in a Five-Year-Old

Martlew, Margaret; And Others

Journal of Child Language, 5, 1, 81-99, Feb 78

To explore the relationship of language use and speech adaptation to role and context, the spontaneous speech of a 5-year-old boy was recorded in three different situations: playing alone, playing with a friend of the same age, and playing with his mother. (Author/SW)

Descriptors: Child Language, Language Acquisition, Language Research, Language Styles, Language Usage, Role Perception, Role Playing, Social Influences, Sociolinguistics, Speech Communication

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