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Peer reviewedHoff-Ginsberg, Erika – Child Development, 1991
Working class and upper-middle class mothers were videotaped interacting with their toddlers in four settings. Samples of the mothers' adult-directed speech were also collected. Observed were social class differences in the mothers' child-directed speech and some parallel differences in the mothers' adult-directed speech. This may reflect more…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Language Acquisition, Mother Attitudes, Mothers
