Imitation and Repetition of Prosodic Contour in Vocal Interaction at 3 Months

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 67-76

  Gratier, Maya ^a   Devouche, Emmanuel ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS OUEST NANTERRE LA DÉFENSE   (France)

^b ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Mother infant interaction; Prosodic contour; Repetition; Vocal imitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMITATION; INFANT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; VOICE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; INFANT; INFANT BEHAVIOR; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; VOICE;

EID: 79551559593     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0020722     Document Type: Article

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