The linguistic forms of the request: how and when do young children order or suggest?

Autor/in	Bernicot, J.
Titel	The linguistic forms of the request: how and when do young children order or suggest?
Quelle	(1989), 13 S.Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	Mikroform; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Frage; Gesprochene Sprache; Grammatik; Imperativ; Kind; Kindersprache; Kleinkind; Spracherwerb; Französisch; Diskursanalyse; Kind; Kleinkind; Altersstufe; Frage; Diskursanalyse; Gesprochene Sprache; Grammatik; Imperativ; Kindersprache; Sprachanwendung; Spracherwerb; Sprachliche Korrektheit; Französisch; Sprachwissenschaft
Abstract	A study designed to examine the variation that occurs in the request production of children between the ages of 6 and 7 observed the kind of requests children make, what they request, whom they ask, and how they formulate their ideas. Twenty native French-speaking children divided into two age groups (6- and 7-year-olds) were asked to complete two character comic strip stories in which the hero made a request to either a friend or an enemy. Requests were for either action or for information. In both age groups, children used direct form and embedded imperatives more often when the hero addressed a friend. The hero employed hints more frequently when he addressed the enemy. The 6-year olds produced more indirect utterances than did the 7-year-olds; however, the 7-year-olds evidenced a clear ability to produce a variety of reformulations. The report discusses the children's ability to link the linguistic form of request to the social features of production situation.
Erfasst von	Informationszentrum für Fremdsprachenforschung, Marburg
Update	1996_(CD)