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The Development of Directives among Norwegian and Hungarian Children: An Example of Communicative Style in Culture.
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Hollos, Marida; Beeman, William – Language in Society, 1978
Attempts to demonstrate that there is a "cultural communicative style" operating in the issuance of directives that is distinct for different cultures. Emphasis is placed on investigation of children's strategies in their total communicative behavior, both linguistic and nonlinguistic. (EJS)
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Language, Children, Communication (Thought Transfer)