Interactional style and nonverbal meaning: Mazahua children learning how to be separate-but-together

Authors

  • Ruth Paradise Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados - México

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5212/PraxEduc.v.7iEspecial.0001

Abstract

Young children’s experience with nonverbally organized social interaction constitutes a primary kind of enculturation. As they acquire the ability to participate in everyday interactions, they simultaneously learn the cultural meanings embedded in them. This article describes the acquisition by Mazahua children of a separate-but-together interactional style. An appreciation of the nonverbal meanings involved an further our understanding of the nature of culturally defined interactional styles and their impact on school learning.

 

Keywords: Nonverbal meaning. Enculturation. Mazahua culture. Interactional styles. Native American Education.

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Author Biography

  • Ruth Paradise, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados - México
    Professora Investigadora Titular do Departamento de Investigaciones Educativas - Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados - México.

How to Cite

Interactional style and nonverbal meaning: Mazahua children learning how to be separate-but-together. Práxis Educativa, [S. l.], v. 7, p. 11–30, 2013. DOI: 10.5212/PraxEduc.v.7iEspecial.0001. Disponível em: https://revistas.uepg.br/index.php/praxiseducativa/article/view/5056. Acesso em: 4 jun. 2026.