Mueve la Almohada. Levante la Cara. (Move the Pillow. Lift Your Head.) An Analysis of Correction Talk in Mexican and Central American Parent Child Interaction.

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Title: Mueve la Almohada. Levante la Cara. (Move the Pillow. Lift Your Head.) An Analysis of Correction Talk in Mexican and Central American Parent Child Interaction.
Language: English
Authors: Bhimji, Fazila
Source: Issues in Applied Linguistics. Dec 1997 8(2):133-145.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 13
Publication Date: 1997
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Body Language, Child Behavior, Communication Skills, Hispanic Americans, Interpersonal Competence, Nonverbal Communication, Parent Child Relationship, Spanish Speaking, Speech Skills, Verbal Communication, Videotape Recordings
Geographic Terms: California
ISSN: 1050-4273
Abstract: Examines verbal and nonverbal communications employed in Hispanic families to correct children's speech and nonverbal behaviors, examining the interactions across various settings. Data come from video recordings taken in natural settings in Hispanic communities. Generally, parents employed unmodulated corrections and bald imperatives to direct behavior. Modulated forms of language tended to be in the context of teasing. (SM)
Entry Date: 1999
Accession Number: EJ571988
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Examines verbal and nonverbal communications employed in Hispanic families to correct children's speech and nonverbal behaviors, examining the interactions across various settings. Data come from video recordings taken in natural settings in Hispanic communities. Generally, parents employed unmodulated corrections and bald imperatives to direct behavior. Modulated forms of language tended to be in the context of teasing. (SM)
ISSN:1050-4273