Alternative Explanations for the Relationship between Maternal Verbal Interaction Style and Child Language Development.

Yoder, Paul J.; Kaiser, Ann P.

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Publication Date: 1989

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Alternative Explanations for the Relationship between Maternal Verbal Interaction Style and Child Language Development.

Yoder, Paul J.; Kaiser, Ann P.

Journal of Child Language, v16 n1 p141-60 Feb 1989

Analysis of mothers' pragmatic language use and children's language levels during free play sessions suggested that a mother-driven, direct influence model may be inappropriate for many mother speech-child language development relationships and points to the feasibility of child- and mother-driven explanatory models for indirect relationships. (Author/CB)

Descriptors: Child Language, Language Acquisition, Language Patterns, Linguistic Theory, Models, Mothers, Oral Language, Parent Child Relationship, Play, Toddlers

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