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Peer reviewedCorsaro, William A. – Discourse Processes, 1983
Suggests that children's use of social scripts for the production of sustained dialog in peer interaction depends on the nature of role play and that their attempts at script expansion are precursors to adults' recognition of the potential of conversation for self-expression. (FL)
Descriptors: Child Language, Discourse Analysis, Interaction, Language Acquisition
