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Catherine S Tamis-LeMonda1, Stephanie Custode2, Yana Kuchirko1
1New York University.
Child Development
|May 17, 2018
Summary
Infants learn words better when everyday activities provide unique language cues. Different daily routines, like feeding or playing, shape the language mothers use, highlighting word meanings for babies.
Area of Science:
- Developmental Psychology
- Linguistic Development
- Child Language Acquisition
Background:
- Infants learn language through contextual cues in daily activities.
- Nelson's script theory suggests predictable routines offer language learning opportunities.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate how everyday activities influence maternal language input to infants.
- To determine if language functions and forms vary systematically across different activities.
Main Methods:
- Video recordings of 40 mothers and their 13-month-old infants during home activities.
- Transcription and coding of maternal speech, time-locked to specific activities (feeding, grooming, booksharing, object play, transitions).
Main Results:
- Maternal language amount, diversity, pragmatic functions, and semantic content significantly differed based on the activity.
- Specific activities provided distinct language experiences for infants.
Conclusions:
- Everyday activities play a crucial role in shaping the language infants receive.
- The context of daily routines systematically influences language input, aiding word meaning acquisition.
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