Children’s production and comprehension of politeness in requests: Relationships to behavioral adjustment in middle childhood

Journal of Language and Social Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 102, 2001, Pages 23-60

  Pedlow, Robert ^a   Wales, Roger ^b   Sanson, Ann ^c  

^a TELSTRA RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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EID: 0039840211     PISSN: 0261927X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0261927X01020001002     Document Type: Article

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