The Development of Conversation between Mothers and Babies.

Snow, Catherine E.

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ERIC Number: EJ158929

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Publication Date: 1977

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The Development of Conversation between Mothers and Babies

Snow, Catherine E.

Journal of Child Language, 4, 1, 1-22, Feb 77

The speech of two mothers to their infants between three and eighteen months was analyzed. Simplicity of speech was about the same at all ages, not showing abrupt change as children began to talk. It is suggested that mothers used a conversational model and changes reflect children's growing conversational ability. (CHK)

Descriptors: Child Development, Child Language, Discourse Analysis, Language Ability, Language Acquisition, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Psycholinguistics, Verbal Communication, Verbal Development

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