CDS

Question 1

expansion

Answer 1

development of the utterance into a longer, more meaningful form
e.g.
child: “doggy run”
adult: “yes the doggy is running”

feature of child directed speech

Question 2

recasting

Answer 2

• commenting, extending and rephrasing of the utterance
  e.g.
  child: “doggy run”
  adult: “is the doggy running?”

aims to model the turntaking structure of a normal adult conversation

feature of child directed speech

Question 3

mitigated imperatives

Answer 3

commands disguised in the form of a question

feature of child directed speech

Question 4

use of nouns rather than pronouns

Answer 4

feature of child directed speech

Question 5

what are some phonological features of CDS?

Answer 5

• slower, clearer pronunciation
• more pauses
• higher pitch
• exaggerated intonation

Question 6

what are grices maxims

hint: there are 4

Answer 6

• maxim of relevancy: saying things relevant and pertitent to the conversation
• maxim of quality: saying things that are truthful or have evidence for
• maxim of manner: being clear, brief, and orderly in your speech
• maxim of quanitity: providing the ‘right amount if information’

not a feature of cds but still helpful in child speech

Question 7

what are some are some grammatical features of cds

Answer 7

• simpler constructiond
• frequent use of imperatives
• lots of repitition
• frequent questions
• use of personal names instead of pronouns