The home language environment in rural China: variations across family characteristics

• Main Authors: Yue Ma (Author), Laura Jonsson (Author), Zixin Yao (Author), Xinwu Zhang (Author), Dimitris Friesen (Author), Alexis Medina (Author), Scott Rozelle (Author), Lucy Pappas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background A rich language environment is an important element of a nurturing home environment. Despite their proven importance, vocabulary and conversation have been shown to vary widely across households-even within the same socio-economic class. One significant gap in the existing litera...