From actors to agents to persons: The development of character representation in young children's narratives

Child Development

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 412-429

  Nicolopoulou, Ageliki ^a   Richner, Elizabeth S ^a  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHARACTER; CONCEPT FORMATION; FANTASY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LINGUISTICS; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIALIZATION; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

CHARACTER; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONCEPT FORMATION; FANTASY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MALE; NARRATION; PSYCHOLINGUISTICS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIALIZATION;

EID: 33947543159     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: 14678624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2007.01006.x     Document Type: Article

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