Constructing Authority in Family Conflict Talk: A Cross-cultural Discourse Study of Friends and Home with Kids

Open Access

Issue		SHS Web Conf. Volume 235, 2026 2026 4^th International Conference on Education, Psychology and Cultural Communication (ICEPCC 2026)


Article Number		02007
Number of page(s)		10
Section		Language Teaching, Learning, and Technology
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/202623502007
Published online		30 June 2026

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