分析兄弟姐妹数量对前18个月输入和输出的影响
Catherine Laing1, Elika Bergelson2
1University of York, York, UK.
概括
初生的孩子往往表现出优势,但有两个或两个以上的兄弟姐妹可能会导致词汇量更小,护理人员在早期语言发展中的投入更少. 这表明家庭规模会影响婴儿的语言学习.
科学领域:
- 儿童发展 儿童发展
- 发展心理学 发展心理学
- 语言学的语言学.
背景情况:
- 之前的研究表明,长子在认知,教育和健康方面表现出色.
- 出生顺序和家庭规模对早期语言发展的影响需要进一步研究.
研究的目的:
- 为了检查兄弟姐妹的数量如何影响婴儿早期语言结果.
- 调查家庭规模与幼儿接受的护理人员投入量之间的关系.
主要方法:
- 利用43名英语学习的美国儿童在家中记录的自然主义数据.
- 收集了家长关于词汇和护理人员语言输入的报告.
主要成果:
- 两个或两个以上大兄弟姐妹的孩子在18个月时的生产力词汇量比那些兄弟姐妹较少的孩子要小.
- 较大的家庭 (两个或两个以上的兄弟姐妹) 的婴儿在多项措施中获得了较少的护理人员投入.
- 有一个大兄弟姐妹并没有像有两个或两个以上的兄弟姐妹一样对词汇或输入产生负面影响.
结论:
- 家庭规模,特别是有两个或两个以上的兄弟姐妹,与早期语言成果的减少有关.
- 大家庭中的婴儿可能会经历不同的语言环境,这会影响他们的词汇获取.
- 研究结果突出了兄弟姐妹数量对婴儿语言发展和护理人员互动模式的微妙影响.
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