She thinks you're kawaii: Socializing affect, gender, and relationships in a Japanese preschool

Language in Society

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 65-93

  Burdelski, Matthew ^a   Mitsuhashi, Koji ^b  

^a SWARTHMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b HOSHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Affect; Gender; Japan; Kawaii; Language socialization; Preschool

Indexed keywords

EID: 77049097938     PISSN: 00474045     EISSN: 14698013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0047404509990650     Document Type: Article

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