Culture-Specific Language Styles: The Development of Oral Narrative and Literacy

by Masahiko Minami

Communication skills are considered extremely important for the development, preservation, and transmission of culture to future generations, and incorporate the complicated relationship between language and culture. This book focuses on an analysis of personal narratives by Japanese pre-school children. The book also analyzes mother-child narratives and joint book-reading activities.

Paperback

First published June 7, 2002