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A comparison of maternal and child intonation: does adult input support child production?
1Wayne State University, 207 Rackham, 60 Farnsworth, Detroit, MI 48202, USA. hbalog@wayne.edu
Abstract:
Intonation involves the musical aspects of speech production and consists of suprasegmental aspects of phonology (i.e., pitch, length and loudness). The development of intonation involves various changes throughout the first 2 years of life as children learn how to manipulate intonation features as their linguistic system develops. Evidence from the literature provides a mixed message related to the influence of surrounding adult models on intonation production. The current study observed intonation characteristics in 23 mother-child pairs. Results indicated that, in general, children did not directly imitate maternal intonation, but that maternal support assisted the production of wider contours.
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