The effects of background television on the quantity and quality of child-directed speech by parents

Journal of Children and Media

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 211-222

  Pempek, Tiffany A ^a   Kirkorian, Heather L ^b   Anderson, Daniel R ^c  

^a HOLLINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Background television; Infant; Language development; Parent speech; Parent child interaction; Toddler

Indexed keywords

EID: 85001197305     PISSN: 17482798     EISSN: 17482801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17482798.2014.920715     Document Type: Article

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