question on methdology

[Zena Eisenberg]

Hi, I am collecting data for my research on parents and their children
talking about past and future events.

I was wondering if anyone knows of previous works analyzing parent-child
(3-5 year olds) talk in terms of achieving shared meaning when there is such
discrepancy in their conceptual as well as linguistic knowledge.  More
specifically, i am looking for a methdology for analyzing the conversations.

Thank you,

Zena Eisenberg
Developmental Psychology
The Graduate Center
The City University of New York
365 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY  10016-4039