Objects of Study in Situated Literacy
- 1 January 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Written Communication
- Vol. 16 (1) , 76-92
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0741088399016001004
Abstract
This article treats the representations that are studied in situated literacy and an associated methodological approach based on semantic analysis that characterizes the representations in a systematic and principled manner. Application of the method is illustrated for four situated literacy examples: (a) mother-child word-naming games, (b) children's story writing, (c) journalistic writing, and (d) technical writing. The description of representations that is obtained constitutes an explanation of the literacy actions in that it reveals cultural, social, and cognitive influences on these actions.Keywords
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