Communicative functions of parents’ child-directed speech across dyadic and triadic contexts
Open Access
- 9 February 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Journal of Child Language
- Vol. 48 (6), 1281-1294
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s030500092000080x
Abstract
This study examined the roles of parental gender and context in the communicative functions of parents’ child-directed speech. Seventy three families with toddlers participated in the study. Dyadic and triadic parent-toddler interactions were videotaped during structured play activities. Results indicated context-dependent variability in parents’ facilitative speech and gentle guidance. Parental gender effects were observed in parents’ directive speech but no gender or contextual effects were observed in parents’ referential speech. Results suggest the need for a closer examination of parental gender and contextual factors related to parents’ speech functions.This publication has 40 references indexed in Scilit:
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