Older Siblings as Conversational Partners.

Hoff-Ginsberg, Erika; Krueger, Wendy M.

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Publication Date: 1991

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Older Siblings as Conversational Partners.

Hoff-Ginsberg, Erika; Krueger, Wendy M.

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, v37 n3 p465-81 Jul 1991

Discusses a study of conversational dyadic interaction between children aged 1.5 to 3 years; their 4-, 5-, 7-, or 8-year-old siblings; and their mothers. Mothers were more supportive conversational partners and adapted their level of speech more than siblings. (GH)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Caregiver Speech, Child Language, Language Acquisition, Language Skills, Linguistic Input, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Siblings, Speech Skills, Toddlers

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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