Socializing politeness routines: Action, other-orientation, and embodiment in a Japanese preschool

Journal of Pragmatics

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1606-1621

  Burdelski, Matthew ^a  

^a SWARTHMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Japan; Language socialization; Politeness routines; Preschool

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952742500     PISSN: 03782166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pragma.2009.11.007     Document Type: Article

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