Acoustic-Lexical Characteristics of Child-Directed Speech Between 7 and 24 Months and Their Impact on Toddlers' Phonological Processing

Acoustic-Lexical Characteristics of Child-Directed Speech Between 7 and 24 Months and Their Impact on Toddlers' Phonological Processing

Speech-language input from adult caregivers is a strong predictor of children's developmental outcomes. But the properties of this child-directed speech are not static over the first months or years of a child's life. This study assesses a large cohort of children and caregivers (n = 84) a...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Margaret Cychosz, Jan R. Edwards, Nan Bernstein Ratner, Catherine Torrington Eaton, Rochelle S. Newman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
acoustics
lexicon
child-directed speech
phonological neighborhood density
speech clarity
phonological development
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.712647/full

Internet

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.712647/full

Similar Items