Infants' vocalization patterns across home and laboratory environments

Bibliographic Data

ID20342983
AuthorsVanessa L Lewedag (University of Miami), D Kimbrough Oller (0000-0001-5527-5982, University of Miami), Michael Patrick Lynch (0000-0001-9535-6461, Purdue University West Lafayette)
Year1994
Volume14
Issue42-43
Pages049-65
Publication date1994-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFirst Language (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0142-7237 • E-ISSN: 1740-2344
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/014272379401404204
OpenAlexW2170182912
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited27

Differences in infants' vocalization patterns across home and laboratory recordings were examined. Audiorecordings of the infants were made in both environments during the month immediately following the observed onset of speech-like (canonical) syllables. Analyses indicated that: (a) infants produced more vocalizations per minute in the home than in the laboratory, (b) the vocalizations in the home included higher proportions of speech-like syllables than the vocalizations in the laboratory did, and (c) the vocalizations in the two environments had similar phonetic characteristics. These findings suggest that, while infants' vocalization patterns can be affected by the surrounding environment, the phonetic characteristics of their utterances do not show wide variation

Audiology · Child and Animal Learning Development · Communication · Infant Health and Development · Language Development and Disorders · Medicine · Psychology