Hand touching hand: Referential practice at a Japanese midwife house

Human Studies

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 199-217

  Nishizaka, Aug ^a  

^a MEIJI GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Action sequencing; Conversation analysis; Midwife house; Multi sensory accomplishment of reference; Normative structure of the body; Palpation; Referential practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 35148817346     PISSN: 01638548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10746-007-9059-4     Document Type: Article

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