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ERIC Number: EJ661982
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0144-3410
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: Great Britain
Note: Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology is a refereed journal.