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Direct linkBernstein, Eve; Herman, Ariela – Quest, 2014
Code switching is primarily a linguistic term that refers to the use of two or more languages within the same conversation, or same sentence, to convey a single message. One field of linguistics, sociocultural linguistics, is broad and interdisciplinary, a mixture of language, culture, and society. In sociocultural linguistics, the code, or…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Competition, Sociocultural Patterns, Second Languages
Pramling, Niklas; Samuelsson, Ingrid Pramling – Early Child Development and Care, 2007
In a significant work, "Metaphor in educational discourse", Cameron has suggested that we study metaphor as "prosaics" (i.e. as a feature of mundane talk). In this paper, by means of some brief examples, we point to instances of such talk in the setting of preschool. We also discuss opportunities for learning that such talk could offer children,…
Descriptors: Figurative Language, Preschool Education, Preschool Children, Thinking Skills
