Child language with mother and with stranger at home and in the laboratory: a methodological study

This methodological study in 33 two-year-olds shows that child speech (total utterances, word roots, MLU) occurs at about the same level in different settings (the familiar home vs. the unfamiliar laboratory), but that children speak more and in more differentiated ways with different people (mother...

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Published in:Journal of child language 2000-06, Vol.27 (2), p.407-420
Main Authors: BORNSTEIN, MARC H., HAYNES, O. MAURICE, PAINTER, KATHLEEN M., GENEVRO, JANICE L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child development
Child Language
Child, Preschool
Comparison
Developmental psychology
Environment
Family Environment
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Infants
Interaction
Male
Mother-Child Relations
Mother-Infant interactions
Mothers
Parent Child Relationship
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Research Methodology
Speech Communication
Speech production
Strangers
Toddlers
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Summary:This methodological study in 33 two-year-olds shows that child speech (total utterances, word roots, MLU) occurs at about the same level in different settings (the familiar home vs. the unfamiliar laboratory), but that children speak more and in more differentiated ways with different people (mother vs. stranger). Child speech also shows significant short- term stability. Girls use more different word roots and speak in longer utterances than do boys. In spontaneous child speech, cross-context generalizations appear warranted, but they also depend on conversational partner and gender of child.
ISSN:0305-0009
1469-7602
DOI:10.1017/S0305000900004165