Nominal and pronominal reference in maternal speech during the later stages of language acquisition
A longitudinal study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20343392 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yuriko Oshima-Takane (McGill University), Yuriko Oshima‐Takane (McGill University), Leslie Derat (McGill University) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 48 |
| Pages | 319-338 |
| Publication date | 1996-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | First Language (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0142-7237 • E-ISSN: 1740-2344 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/014272379601604804 |
| OpenAlex | W2018856242 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 9 |
Ten English-speaking mother-child pairs were videotaped at 21, 24, 30 and 36 months of age in 25-minute free-play interactions to investigate mothers' use of proper names and their use of personal pronouns during the child's second and third years. The results revealed that mothers' unconventional nominal reference to speaker and addressee decreased, as their consistent pronominal reference increased with the age of their children. In addition, the results indicated that mothers used third person pronouns more frequently in reference to toys than in reference to humans, when their children were 21 months of age. However, mothers' use of third person pronouns in reference to toys decreased with the age of their children, whereas their use of third person pronouns in reference to humans increased. These findings are discussed with regard to how such maternal input may help the child to learn correct nominal and pronominal references in English
Developmental psychology · Linguistics · Longitudinal study · Personal pronoun · Pronoun · Proper noun · Reference values · Third person · Language Development and Disorders · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Medicine · Psychology · Speech and dialogue systems
Speech roles and the development of personal pronouns
The Child Language Data Exchange System
Context-specificity and generalization in the acquisition of pronominal distinctions
Proper name usage
Social interaction and language acquisition
Development of possessive forms in English-speaking children
Learning the deictic meaning of third person pronouns
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0.17 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2020 (19) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |