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ERIC Number: EJ453410
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
Early Ontogeny of Vocal Behavior of Japanese Infants in Response to Maternal Speech.
Masataka, Nobuo
Child Development, v63 n5 p1177-85 Oct 1992
Vocal interactions of mothers and infants were recorded. Mothers' vocalizations were coded for five categories of pitch. Infant vocalization in relation to pitch variants of maternal speech was characterized by several physical parameters, such as duration and peak frequency of vocalization. (BC)
Descriptors: Acoustics, Caregiver Speech, Foreign Countries, Infants, Language Research, Males, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Japan; Pitch (Language); Vocal Qualities; Vocalization