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Download full textMinami, Masahiko – 1993
The form of Japanese children's personal narratives is distinctly different from that of English-speaking children. Despite follow-up questions that encouraged them to talk about one personal narrative at length, Japanese children spoke succinctly about collections of experiences rather than elaborating on any one experience. Conversations between…
Descriptors: Child Language, Comparative Analysis, Connected Discourse, Cross Cultural Studies
