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ERIC Number: EJ382642
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Prosodic Aspects of Motherese: Effects on Gaze and Responsiveness in Developmentally Disabled Children.
Santarcangelo, Suzanne; Dyer, Kathleen
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, v46 n3 p406-18 Dec 1988
Naturalistic and experimental study of the extent to which the use of the vocal prosody typical of motherese improved the responsiveness of children with severe developmental delays suggested that the use of such vocal prosody could help remediate unresponsiveness in severely handicapped learners. (RH)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Comparative Analysis, Intonation, Mothers, Parent Influence, Responses, Severe Disabilities, Suprasegmentals
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Behavior Analysis; Gaze Patterns; Voice Qualities
Note: Thematic Issue: Developmental Behavior Analysis