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Patterns in babbling: a cross-linguistic study.

J Blake1, B de Boysson-Bardies

  • 1Department of Psychology, York University, Ontario, Canada.

Journal of Child Language
|February 1, 1992
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Infants develop patterns in babbling, linking sounds to specific contexts, which increases after 1 year old. These early sound-meaning connections are similar across language groups and continue into word development.

Area of Science:

  • Developmental Psychology
  • Linguistics
  • Child Language Acquisition

Background:

  • Early infant babbling is a crucial stage in language development.
  • Understanding the relationship between babbling sounds and their contexts provides insight into pre-linguistic communication.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the development of phonetic-contextual patterns in infant babbling.
  • To compare babbling patterns in Canadian-English and Parisian-French infants.
  • To explore the continuity between babbling patterns and early word meanings.

Main Methods:

  • Longitudinal observation of six infants (three Canadian-English, three Parisian-French) from 9-11 months to 14 months.
  • Phonetic transcription and contextual categorization of babbled utterances during naturalistic parent-infant interactions.

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  • Statistical analysis of co-occurrences between phonetic and contextual categories to identify significant patterns.

    • Main Results:

    • Babbling patterns emerged and increased in frequency after 12 months of age for most infants.
    • 1% to 30% of babbled utterances recurred in specific contexts with greater-than-expected frequency.
    • Similar babbling patterns were observed within and across the English and French language groups.

    Conclusions:

    • Infant babbling exhibits context-specific patterning, suggesting early sound-meaning correspondences.
    • These early patterns are not solely determined by language environment and show cross-linguistic similarities.
    • Babbling patterns represent a continuous development towards situation-bound word meanings.