Segmental distribution patterns of English infant- and adult-directed speech

Journal of Child Language

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 767-791

  Lee, Sue Ann S ^a   Davis, Barbara L ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; KOREA; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PHONETICS; RECREATION; SEMANTICS; UNITED STATES; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; CHILD LANGUAGE; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; KOREA; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PHONETICS; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; PSYCHOLINGUISTICS; SEMANTICS; UNITED STATES; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 78649957256     PISSN: 03050009     EISSN: 14697602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0305000909009568     Document Type: Article

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