Structure and Function of Baby Talk in a Day-Care Centre.

Pelligrino, Maria Luisa Morra; Scopesi, Alda

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Publication Date: 1990

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Structure and Function of Baby Talk in a Day-Care Centre.

Pelligrino, Maria Luisa Morra; Scopesi, Alda

Journal of Child Language, v17 n1 p101-14 Feb 1990

Examined how Italian day-care teachers (N=5) spoke to young children and adjusted their language according to age and size of groups. It was found that teachers made both structural and functional modifications of language according to childrens' ages and the size of groups, with group size exerting a greater influence on the features of the teachers' speech. (Author/CB)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Caregiver Speech, Child Caregivers, Child Language, Day Care Centers, Group Structure, Italian, Language Patterns, Oral Language

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Language: English

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