Mothers' Speech in Three Social Classes.

Snow, C. E.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ136226

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Publication Date: 1976

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Mothers' Speech in Three Social Classes

Snow, C. E.; And Others

Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 5, 1, 1-20, Jan 76

Functional and linguistic aspects of the speech of Dutch-speaking mothers from three social classes to their two-year-old children were studied to test the hypothesis that simplified speech is crucial to language acquisition. Available from Plenum Publishing Corp., 227 W. 17th St., New York, NY 10011. (Author/RM)

Descriptors: Child Language, Dutch, Language Acquisition, Language Research, Language Usage, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Psycholinguistics, Socioeconomic Influences

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