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Aspects of Luo Socialization1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 December 2008

Ben G. Blount
Ben G. Blount
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, The University of Texas, Austin, Texas
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Abstract

Socialization is defined as the incorporation of a child into society on the basis of social and linguistic interaction. Central to this process is a child's advancement in communicative skills. As a child progresses in linguistic competence, the structure of interaction changes to accommodate his newfound skills, and underlying these changes are the Luo attitudes and beliefs on child-rearing, language acquisition, and the position of children in society. (Socialization; speech acquisition; social interaction; language attitudes.)

Type
From Sociolinguistic Research in East Africa
Information
Language in Society , Volume 1 , Issue 2 , October 1972 , pp. 235 - 248
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1972

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