child directed speech Flashcards
(13 cards)
what sort of pitch is used when using cld?
higher and more melodic pitch of voice
why is intonation important to cld?
placing stress on certain words helps children to understand key content words
what type of sentences are primarily used in cld?
simple sentences
what are some features avoided in cld?
past tenses, plurals, possessives, pronouns,
what are some lexical features commonly seen in cld?
repetition, diminuitives, hypernyms, mitigated imperatives, simple sentences
what is a mitigated imperative?
a command disguised as a question
catherine snow on cld
the connection between the childs age and their mother speaking to them
mark vandam on parentese
outlined how men are more likely to speak to children like other adults, whereas women speak to children more simply and melodically
Hirsch-pasek and Treiman: baby/ dog comparison
the way adults talk to babies is similar to the way they talk to dogs
what % of virtuous errors are corrected by caregivers?
schatz says only 4%
bryant and barrett: intentions of cld
intentions behind utterances can be understood despite the language being incoherent
berko gleason on fathers
fathers teased their children more than mothers did
rowe et al on fathers
fathers are more likely to linguistically challenge their children by using complex forms
