How Do Grandmothers Speak to Their Grandchildren? Fundamental Frequency and Temporal Modifications in the Speech of British Grandmothers to Their Grandchildren.

Shute, Brenda; Wheldall, Kevin

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Publication Date: 2001

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How Do Grandmothers Speak to Their Grandchildren? Fundamental Frequency and Temporal Modifications in the Speech of British Grandmothers to Their Grandchildren.

Shute, Brenda; Wheldall, Kevin

Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, v21 n4 p493-503 Dec 2001

Presents the results of a study in which British grandmothers (n=16) were audiotaped reading aloud and conversing with their grandchildren and an adult interviewer. Finds that grandmothers show a raised pitch while interacting with their grandchildren when reading and conversing with them. Includes references. (CMK)

Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Educational Research, Females, Foreign Countries, Grandchildren, Grandparents, Higher Education, Interviews, Reading Aloud to Others, Young Children

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Great Britain)

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