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Hu, Jiangbo; Torr, Jane; Wei, Yonggang; Jiang, Changhua – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
Families' mealtime talk has significant implications for children's language development. This study investigated five middle-class Australian Chinese families that differ in their lifestyles and meal routines. It aims to explore: (1) the nature of the Chinese parents' language use in interactions with children at mealtime; and (2) the factors…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Language Usage, Language Patterns, Parent Child Relationship