The handbook of language socialization / edited by Alessandro Duranti, Elinor Ochs, and Bambi B. Schieffelin.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. The theory of language socialization / Elinor Ochs and Bambi B. Schieffelin -- Part I. Interactional foundations: The cultural organization of attention / Penelope Brown ; Preverbal infant-caregiver interaction / Akira Takada ; Language socialization and multiparty participation frameworks / Lourdes De León -- Part II. Socialization strategies: Rethinking baby talk / Olga Solomon ; Local theories of child rearing / Amy Paugh ; Language socialization and shaming / Adrienee Lo and Heidi Fung ; Language socialization and narrative / Peggy J. Miller, Michele Koven, and Shumin Lin ; Language socialization and repetition / Leslie C. Moore ; Literacy socialization / Laura Sterponi ; Language socialization in children's medical encounters / Tanya Stivers -- Part III. Social orientations: Language socialization and politeness routines / Matthew Burdelski ; Language socialization and stance-taking practices / Haruko Minegishi Cook ; Language socialization and moralit / Ayala Fader ; Language socialization and hierarchy / Kathryn M. Howard ; Peer language socialization / Marjorie H. Goodwin and Amy Kyratzis ; Language socialization and exclusion / Inmaculada M. García-Sánchez -- Part IV. Aesthetics and imagination: Language socialization in art and science / Shirley Brice Heath ; Language socialization and verbal improvisation / Alessandro Duranti and Steven P. Black ; Language socialization and verbal play / Karin Aronsson -- Part V. Language and culture contact: Language socialization and language ideologies / Kathleen C. Riley ; Language socialization and language shift / Paul B. Garrett ; Language socialization and immigration / Patricia Baquedano-López and Ariana Mangual Figueroa ; Second language socialization / Patricia A. Duff ; Heritage language socialization / Agnes Weiyun He ; Language socialization and language endangerment / Angela M. Nonaka ; Language socialization and language revitalization / Debra A. Friedman.

Documenting how in the course of acquiring language children become speakers and members of communities, The Handbook of Language Socialization is a unique reference work for an emerging and fast-moving field. Spans the fields of anthropology, education, applied linguistics, and human development Includes the latest developments in second and heritage language socialization, and literary and media socialization Discusses socialization across the entire life span and across institutional settings, including families, schools, work places, and churches Explores data from a multitude of cultures.