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Investigating children’s Why-questions : a study comparing argumentative and explanatory function

Bova, Antonio ; Arcidiacono, Francesco

In: Discourse studies, 2013, vol. 15, no. 6, p. 713-734

Questions represent a crucial tool of interaction between parents and children from a very early age. This study aims to investigate which function – argumentative or explanatory – most characterizes Why-questions asked by children to their parents in a natural setting such as mealtimes at home. Why- questions asked by 13 children – eight girls and five boys aged between three and seven...