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ERIC Number: EJ1135226
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Apr
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-0090-6905
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The Influence of Child-Directed Speech on Word Learning and Comprehension
Foursha-Stevenson, Cassandra; Schembri, Taylor; Nicoladis, Elena; Eriksen, Cody
Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, v46 n2 p329-343 Apr 2017
This paper describes an investigation into the function of child-directed speech (CDS) across development. In the first experiment, 10-21-month-olds were presented with familiar words in CDS and trained on novel words in CDS or adult-directed speech (ADS). All children preferred the matching display for familiar words. However, only older toddlers in the CDS condition preferred the matching display for novel words. In Experiment 2, children 3-6 years of age were presented with a sentence comprehension task in CDS or ADS. Older children performed better overall than younger children with 5- and 6-year-olds performing above chance regardless of speech condition, while 3- and 4-year-olds only performed above chance when the sentences were presented in CDS. These findings provide support for the theory that CDS is most effective at the beginning of acquisition for particular constructions (e.g. vocabulary acquisition, syntactic comprehension) rather than at a particular age or for a particular task.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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