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Silvia Romero Contreras
Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, México
Gloria Elena Gómez Martínez
Universidad Autónoma San Luis Potosí, México
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Romero ContrerasS., & Gómez MartínezG. E. (2013). Evaluative language development in narratives of Mexican children from 3 to 12 years. Actualidades En Psicología, 27(115), 15-30. https://doi.org/10.15517/ap.v27i115.8674
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Evaluative language development in narratives of Mexican children from 3 to 12 years
Vol 27 No 115 (2013): Actualidades en Psicología: Prácticas Narrativas en Latinos/Narrative practices among Latinos
Published: Oct 22, 2013
Abstract
This study reports on the development of evaluation in elicited oral narratives from 40 Mexican children aged three to twelve years. Each participant produced seven narratives. A series of illustrations from wordless picture books was used as elicitation material. We defi ned evaluation as the expression of the position of the narrator through comments about the events and characters, and the emotions of the characters in the story. The analysis included the construction of categories taking into account both the literature on evaluation in narratives, and the data itself. Results show that quantity of evaluative expressions and their level of discourse elaboration vary across ages.
Keywords:
Oral narrative, evaluation, child narratives, language development, spanish