Spontaneous Lexical Overlap in Early Conversations: Automated Sequential Coding of Parents and Toddlers
Emily K Harrington1, Pamela A Hadley1, Matthew Rispoli1
1Department of Speech and Hearing Science, https://ror.org/047426m28University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA.
Abstract:
This study piloted CHIPUTIL, an automated tool in CLAN for analysing sequential lexical overlap in parent-child conversations. In a sample of 44 dyads (child age M = 1;9), child spontaneous lexical overlap was positively associated with parent imitations and expansions, across the conversation and within sequential turns. Children were more than twice as likely to respond with lexical overlap when parents first produced an imitation or expansion. These findings offer insight into how lexical overlap may unfold in early conversations. We discuss implications of automated coding and future directions in exploring the role of lexical overlap in children's language development.
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