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Martin, Graham D. C. – Neueren Sprachen, 1973
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Language Research, Language Usage, Monetary Systems
Download full textShafer, Robert E. – 1975
To determine teachers' attitudes (and reasons for these attitudes) toward the language of children in their schools, 33 teachers in selected infant and junior schools in England and a similar number in the United States representing a cross-section of schools and geographic areas in the two countries were interviewed. More than 90 percent of the…
Descriptors: Child Language, Cross Cultural Studies, Interviews, Language Skills
Peer reviewedRiseborough, M. G. – British Journal of Psychology, 1982
Examined the relationship between physiographic gestures and speech in seven-year-olds using data from classroom interviews. Found that an abundance of physiographic gestures were used in conversations, but they were not randomly distributed. Describing pictures and activities produced many gestures, while storytelling produced almost none.…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Body Language, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
