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  • Linguistics
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Speech Science

Background:

  • Hesitation marks in children's discourse are not well-documented.
  • Understanding speech production in early development is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the presence of hesitation marks at the beginning of children's utterances.
  • To identify factors influencing hesitation marks in child discourse.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of audio-video recordings of 5-6-year-old children in interview settings.
  • Utilized specialized transcription rules focusing on hesitations.
  • Examined question-answer dynamics to understand production conditions.

Main Results:

  • A significant correlation was found between hesitation marks and question type.
  • Closed-ended questions correlated with utterances initiated without hesitation.
  • Open-ended questions correlated with utterances initiated with hesitation.

Conclusions:

  • Hesitation marks in children's speech are influenced by the conditions of discourse production.
  • The type of question posed by the interlocutor impacts children's speech initiation.