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Neuman, Yair; Bekerman, Zvi; Kaplan, Avi – Research on Language and Social Interaction, 2002
Highlights an important mediating process in rhetoric: the situational reconstruction of collective self-boundaries of speaker and audience. Using a psychorhetorical analysis of a missionary speech that was given by a Jewish ultra-orthodox preacher to a Jewish Israeli nonorthodox audience, points to rhetorical context markers the orator used to…
Descriptors: Clergy, Discourse Analysis, Foreign Countries, Judaism
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Kyratzis, Amy; Guo, Jiansheng – Research on Language and Social Interaction, 2001
Examines the discursive strategies boys and girls use to negotiate conflict in two cultures: the United States and Mainland China. China represents a particularly interesting contrast with the United States. Unlike their U.S. counterparts, Chinese preschool-age girls have been observed to be quite assertive. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Conflict Resolution, Discourse Analysis, Foreign Countries
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Sheldon, Amy – Research on Language and Social Interaction, 1996
Focuses on the discourse skills used by some white, middle-class, advantaged preschool girls to manage their disagreements. The article shows how their management of opposition is a jointly constructed achievement requiring the coordination of high levels of sociolinguistic skill to arrive at cooperative as well as self-serving, competitive or…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Discourse Analysis, Dramatic Play, Females
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Barnes, Melanie K.; Vangelisti, Anita L. – Research on Language and Social Interaction, 1995
Examined two series of fantasy play interactions, one in which a young child succeeded in directing the play of her peers and one in which a child was less successful at similar influence attempts. A theory of double-voiced discourse illustrates how dual-orientated talk facilitates children's efforts to influence peers during fantasy play. (54…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Early Childhood Education, Linguistic Theory, Peer Relationship
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Edwards, Derek – Research on Language and Social Interaction, 1995
This study focuses on event descriptions in two couples' talks about relationship troubles in front of counselors, examining discursive patterns that have a recurring, predictable, sequential pattern. The relationship dynamics of couples' relationship troubles are discussed. (31 references) (MDM)
Descriptors: Adults, Discourse Analysis, Family Relationship, Interpersonal Relationship
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DeHart, Ganie B. – Research on Language and Social Interaction, 1996
Examines the use of gender-distinctive language in preschool sibling conversations, focusing on mitigation in directives and related forms used during pretend play. Findings indicate that gender-distinctive patterns of language use are sensitive to variations in situation and interaction partner. (19 references) (CK)
Descriptors: Child Language, Discourse Analysis, Dramatic Play, Interaction Process Analysis
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Sheldon, Amy – Research on Language and Social Interaction, 1996
Studied talk in early childhood contexts and the formative influences of adults' gendered language interaction. The types of discourse studied include children's conversations during pretend play construction and role play, parent and child reports of past speech, parent and child reminiscences of past events, and children's persuasive…
Descriptors: Child Language, Context Effect, Discourse Analysis, Elementary School Students