Closing down openings: Pretextuality and misunderstanding in parent-teacher conferences with Mexican immigrant families

Language and Communication

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 33-47

  Howard, Kathryn M ^a   Lipinoga, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Communicative repertoires; Intertextuality; Language socialization; Mexican; Miscommunication; Parent teacher conferences

Indexed keywords

EID: 74449089384     PISSN: 02715309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.langcom.2009.10.004     Document Type: Article

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