儿童语言的语音变化是由词汇频率调节的
1Department of English Language and Literature, Chosun University, Gwangju, Korea.
Journal of child language
|September 22, 2023
概括
母亲在儿童指导演讲 (CDS) 中使用更多标准发音,因为他们使用熟悉的词汇,而不是为了简化婴儿的语言. 这表明单词频率,而不是语音简化,驱动CDS中的正规形式.
科学领域:
- 语言学的语言学.
- 发展心理学 发展心理学
- 语音学 语音学 语音学
背景情况:
- 儿童指导语音 (CDS) 假设是为了简化婴儿学习的声学.
- 韩国名词干-最终阻碍变化提供了一个特定的语音上下文来测试这个假设.
研究的目的:
- 调查儿童定向语音 (CDS) 是否表现出比成人定向语音 (ADS) 更高比例的正规发音.
- 要确定词汇频率是否介导了CDS中正规发音的速度.
主要方法:
- 一个单词教学任务,比较母亲对婴儿和成年人的说话.
- 一项后续实验检查了成年人对高频和低频单词的发音.
- 分析高频单音节单词,以控制词汇频率.
主要成果:
- 母亲在与婴儿交谈时,比在与成年人交谈时更频繁地使用正规发音.
- 成年人对高频词语的正规发音更频繁.
- 在控制词汇频率时,CDS中没有简化语音的证据.
结论:
- 在CDS中,法典形式的更高率是由单词使用频率介导的.
- 显然CDS声学的教学功能可能是使用熟悉的单词的副产品.
- 单词频率对于理解CDS的性质至关重要.
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