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Hoff-Ginsberg, Erika – 1989
The speech that upper-middle class mothers used with their young children was compared to that used by working class mothers. Mother-child interaction was recorded in four settings: mealtime, dressing, reading, and playing with toys. Also investigated were mothers' child rearing beliefs and goals. Participants included 33 upper-middle class and 30…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Language Patterns, Language Research, Mothers
