Politeness in young children's speech: Context, peer group influence and pragmatic competence

Journal of Pragmatics

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2003-2022

  Ladegaard, Hans J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Children's language; Language and gender; Linguistic politeness; Pragmatic competence

Indexed keywords

EID: 4344711544     PISSN: 03782166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pragma.2003.11.008     Document Type: Article

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