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Publication details [#6697]

McTear, Michael F. 1979. 'Hey! I've got something to tell you': A study of the initiation of conversational exchanges by preschool children. Journal of Pragmatics 3 (3-4) : 321–336.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

conversational opening, L1-acquisition of | pre-school age

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Annotation

Various verbal and non-verbal devices are described which children use to accomplish initiations. Children's reinitiations following non- and unsatisfactory responses are examined.