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Schieffelin, Bambi B. 1981. A sociolinguistic analysis of a relationship. Discourse Processes 4 (2) : 189–196.
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Article in journal
Publication language
English
Language as a subject

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To get a better understanding of how children acquire the knowledge necessary to appropriately use and respond to contextualization cues (such as intonation), S. discusses how Kaluli children learn about making and responding to requests based on a strategy of appeal.