Publications

Publication details [#46952]

Minami, Masahiko. 2002. Culture-specific Language Styles. The Development of Oral Narrative and Literacy. (Child Language & Child Development). Multilingual Matters. 300 pp.

Publication type

Book – monograph

Publication language

English

Keywords

communicative competence | discourse analysis | language and culture | literacy | mother-child conversation

Language as a subject

Japanese

Annotation

This book deals with the link between language and culture, and the role of communicative competence in the development, preservation, and transmission of culture. Case studies examine Japanese pre-school children's personal narratives, mother-child narratives and joint book-reading activities.