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Occasioned knowledge exploration in family interaction

Marjorie Harness Goodwin

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES, USA

This article examines the ensemble of conversational practices a particular family makes use of to cultivate active and joyful engagement in imaginative inquiry about the world, during mundane, largely unstructured activity. Parents provide opportunities for children to query new words, idioms, and concepts, and invite them to do so, though they do not impose explanations on children. Explanations are ‘recipient-designed’ in terms of age appropriateness, and may involve dramatic animations through use of the current scene as a local metric. Unpacking meanings of words and concepts can involve the playful exploration of possible rather than literal meanings as well. Participants choose to hear (and restructure) words in particular ways so that they can be seized as opportunities for launching play on sound structure. Involvement in the talk of the moment entails practices such as collaborative production of utterances, format tying, and sound play.

Key Words: family • informal learning • language socialization • poetics • word play

Discourse & Society, Vol. 18, No. 1, 93-110 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/0957926507069459
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