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The Changing Role of Mothers' Verbal and Nonverbal Behavior in Children's Language Acquisition
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Poulain, Tanja; Brauer, Jens – First Language, 2018
This study explores the developmental change of mother-child interactions in order to investigate which aspects of maternal behavior affect children's speech production. To this end, the interactions between 79 German-speaking mothers and their two- or five-year-old children were observed at two time points (12 months apart) and in two interactive…
Descriptors: Mothers, Parent Role, Parent Child Relationship, Predictor Variables
Age or Experience? The Influence of Age at Implantation and Social and Linguistic Environment on Language Development in Children with Cochlear Implants
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Szagun, Gisela; Stumper, Barbara – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2012
Purpose: The authors investigated the influence of social environmental variables and age at implantation on language development in children with cochlear implants. Method: Participants were 25 children with cochlear implants and their parents. Age at implantation ranged from 6 months to 42 months (M[subscript age] = 20.4 months, SD = 22.0…
Descriptors: Assistive Technology, Children, Language Acquisition, Age
The Use of Psychological State Words by Late Talkers at Ages 3, 4, and 5 Years
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Lee, Eliza Carlson; Rescorla, Leslie – Applied Psycholinguistics, 2008
The use of four types of psychological state words (physiological, emotional, desire, and cognitive) during mother-child play sessions at ages 3, 4, and 5 years was examined in 30 children diagnosed with delayed expressive language at 24-31 months and 15 age-matched comparison children with typical development. The children's mean length of…
Descriptors: Mothers, Social Development, Expressive Language, Matched Groups
Fine-Tuning of Utterance Length to Preverbal Infants: Effects on Later Language Development.
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Murray, Ann D.; And Others – Journal of Child Language, 1990
Fourteen Mother-Infant pairs were studied at three, six, and nine months to determine whether mothers simplify speech during the second half of the infant's first year and whether speech adjustment influences later language acquisition by infants. A mother's mean length of utterance (MLU) was predictive of later language development by her infant.…
Descriptors: Caregiver Speech, Child Development, Infants, Language Acquisition