“…However, studies that disagree with the idea of seeing therapy speech as a special register of mothers have also been proposed (Sheng et al, 2003). Furthermore, and despite their importance, only a few studies have focused on the multimodality of interaction like using non-verbals such as body movements, gestures, gaze and facial expressions (Panagos et al, 1986b;Ochs et al, 2005). Prominent, recipient-designed practices of talk and interaction have also been described, for example, in teacher talk and interaction (e.g.…”