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ERIC Number: EJ373660
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1988
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Maternal Speech to Prelingual Infants in Japan and the United States: Relationships Among Functions, Forms and Referents.
Morikawa, Hiromi; And Others
Journal of Child Language, v15 n2 p237-56 Jun 1988
Comparison of maternal speech to three-month-olds between American (N=20) and Japanese (N=20) mother-infant dyads revealed that infant gaze affected the intended functions of maternal speech differently for the two groups. Cultural differences were also seen in the nature of function-form and function-referent relationships. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Child Language, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, English, Infants, Japanese, Language Patterns, Mothers, North Americans, Oral Language, Parent Child Relationship, Uncommonly Taught Languages
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Japan
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