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Publication details [#2324]

Cook-Gumperz, Jenny and Judith L. Green. 1984. A sense of story: Influences on children's storytelling ability. In Tannen, Deborah F., ed. Coherence in spoken and written discourse. Ablex Publishing Company. pp. 201–218.

Publication type

Article in book

Publication language

English

Keywords

oral vs. written | storytelling, L1-acquisition of

Annotation

It is argued that adult-centered models of narrative ability are not very appropriate for approaching the origin and scope of children's storytelling abilities. The nature and development of these abilities, particularly with respect to the oral/literate dichotomy, is investigated.