Semantic Roles and Residual Grammatical Categories in Mother and Child Speech: Who Tunes into Whom?.

Retherford, Kristine S.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ253856

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1981-Oct

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Semantic Roles and Residual Grammatical Categories in Mother and Child Speech: Who Tunes into Whom?

Retherford, Kristine S.; And Others

Journal of Child Language, v8 n3 p583-608 Oct 1981

Analyzes mother and child speech in free play conversation for different semantic and syntactic categories. Based on the study of changes taking place over time in children's use of semantic categories, argues against the hypothesis that the mother's speech is gradually adjusted to the child's performance. (Author/MES)

Descriptors: Child Language, Cognitive Development, Language Acquisition, Language Research, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Role, Semantics, Syntax, Young Children

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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