Anthony J. Wootton

List of John Benjamins publications in which Anthony J. Wootton is involved.

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Wootton, Anthony J. 2014 Two request forms of four year olds Requesting in Social Interaction, Drew, Paul and Elizabeth Couper-Kuhlen (eds.), pp. 171–184 | Article

The occurrence of declarative I want and interrogative Can I request forms is examined in the natural language use of four year old children with their parents in the home. The analysis focuses on the use of these forms after an initial request has been turned down and after the use of imperatives… read more