Dear Birthmother: A Linguistic Analysis of Letters Written to Expectant Mothers Considering Adoption

Harrington, SusanmarieCohen, Mary Ann D.Upton, Thomas A. (Thomas Albin)Shepherd, Susan2007-07-202007-07-202007-07-20https://hdl.handle.net/1805/1114http://dx.doi.org/10.7912/C2/350Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)Text of thesis restricted indefinitely for privacy issues. Contact the Center for Digital Scholarship: digschol@iupui.edu.Discourse AnalysisAdoptionLettersAdoptive parents -- CorrespondenceBirthmothers -- CorrespondenceLinguistic analysis (Linguistics)Dear Birthmother: A Linguistic Analysis of Letters Written to Expectant Mothers Considering AdoptionThesis