A Cross-Language Study of Prosodic Modifications in Mothers' and Fathers' Speech to Preverbal Infants.

Fernald, Anne; And Others

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Publication Date: 1989

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A Cross-Language Study of Prosodic Modifications in Mothers' and Fathers' Speech to Preverbal Infants.

Fernald, Anne; And Others

Journal of Child Language, v16 n3 p477-501 Oct 1989

Compares the prosodic modifications in mothers' and fathers' speech to preverbal infants in American and British English, French, German, Japanese, and Italian. Speech samples were instrumentally analyzed to measure mean fundamental frequency, variability, utterance, duration, and pause duration. (67 references) (Author/CB)

Descriptors: Child Language, Comparative Analysis, English, French, German, Infants, Italian, Japanese, Language Patterns, Language Universals, Oral Language, Parent Child Relationship, Uncommonly Taught Languages

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Language: English

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