1 In a nurturant world, the infant's own behavior prompts and configures much of the physical, social, and vocal information that is used to construct a linguistic system.

2 Although women are stereotypically nurturant and therefore keen to help others, especially friends or family, Lamy et al. (2008) suggest this doesn't stretch to strangers in a public place.

3 Secondly, the author conducted an analysis of the unity of Obamas's political intentions and the moral values of the Nurturant Parents Moral Model.

4 The order of the frequencies of the family-based moral metaphors in the speeches is in accordance with that of moral values in the Nurturant Parents Moral Model.

5 Within the context of a patrilocal family ideology, girls are "reared to be obedient, self-sacrificing, modest, nurturant, hardworking and home loving."