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An Argumentative Analysis of the Emergence of Issues in Adult-Children Discussions
Rebecca G. Schär
[Argumentation in Context 19] 2021
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Young children as rational interlocutors

A perspective on family argumentation

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Article outline
  • Understanding young children’s argumentation: An introduction by means of an anecdote
  • Some notes for future research
    • Advances in contextualized argumentation
    • The opening of argumentative issues
  • Notes
  • References
Published online: 6 April 2021
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https://doi.org/10.1075/aic.19.c00
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