Eksempler på mealtime

• All 92 families were videotaped at their homes during mealtime.

• The converse pattern is apparent for adults, who par ticipated more in explanations than in the mealtime talk in general in both cultures.

• Compared to preschool conversations, family mealtime conversations less frequently revolved around turn negotiations, maybe due to the much lower number of participants in family interaction.

• Children in both communities had multifaceted experiences with meta-pragmatic talk during mealtime conversations.

• It is possible that the presence of a text during reading or the absence of toys during mealtime and dressing might have influenced these results.

• These items provide proportionally high levels of fat and are often used as ' snack ' foods outside mealtimes.

• The mealtime language used by these children is presented as a reflection of the linguistic situation at home.

• Several previous studies have revealed subtle cultural differences in mealtime conversation.