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Narratives From The Crib
Katherine Nelson

Narratives From The Crib

Harvard University Press (1989)
0674601181
| Hardcover
350 pages | 162 x 240 mm
Dewey 401/.9
LC Classification P118 .N37 2006
LC Control No. 2007540059

Subject

  • Child Psychology
  • Discourse Analysis, Narrative
  • Language Acquisition
  • Monologue

Plot

An analysis by eight scholars of a two-year old child's pre-sleep monologues and conversations with her parents at bedtime, taped over a 15-month period. The study yields insights into language development and the capacity for understanding, imagining, and making inferences and solving problems. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.