The intersection of language and culture among mexican-heritage children 3 to 7 years old

Spanish-Language Narration and Literacy: Culture, Cognition, and Emotion

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 146-174

  Guerra, Alison Wishard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bilingual; Cultural communities; Language practices; Mexican; Narrative development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857667396     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511815669.010     Document Type: Chapter

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