Publications

Publication details [#23153]

Clancy, Patricia M. 1992. Referential strategies in the narratives of Japanese children. Discourse Processes 15 (4) : 441–467.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

age | first language acquisition | narrative | reference

Language as a subject

Japanese

Journal WWW

www.erlbaum.com/Journals/Electronic/electronic.htm

Annotation

C. studies the choice of nominal vs. elliptical forms of reference in narratives by Japanese children (3 to 7 years old) and adults, in terms of four predictor variables: age, discourse context, plot centrality, and narrative type (picture-based vs. video-based).