Communicative function in child directed speech
A cross-cultural analysis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20343541 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chen Zhao (0000-0001-7473-7038, University of Manchester), Ludovica Serratrice (0000-0001-5141-6186, University of Reading), Elena Lieven (0000-0002-2270-8910, University of Manchester), Circle Steele (Wai Yin Society), Nivedita Malik (Quest Psychological Services, Australia), Yi An (0009-0000-1037-6544), An Yi (0009-0009-4384-010X), H Emily Hayden (0000-0001-6186-5444), Emily Hayden, Jo Neumegen, Thea Cameron‐Faulkner (0000-0001-6928-4329, University of Manchester, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 395-421 |
| Publication date | 2024-08-01 |
| 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 | 10.1177/01427237241259065 |
| OpenAlex | W4401057763 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 35 |
Language development can be framed as the process of learning how to mean (Halliday, 1975). From this perspective, the role of communicative function is central to the language-learning process with development being guided by interaction with experienced others. In the current study, we present a detailed analysis of the communicative functions used in interaction with prelinguistic infants aged 10–12 months from three cultural groups living in the United Kingdom. The findings indicate that caregivers from all three groups used a wide range of communicative acts when interacting with their infants, ranging from directives to discussions of inner thoughts and feelings. In addition, we identified significant differences in the frequency with which different communicative acts were used across our three groups. The study complements the positive contributions made by pivotal studies on language socialisation by highlighting the diversity and variation of caregiver speech at the functional level
Biology · Cross-cultural · Evolutionary biology · Function (biology) · Linguistics · Sociology · Anthropology · Child and Animal Learning Development · Communication · Language Development and Disorders · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Philosophy · Psychology
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Joint Attention and Early Language
Crosslinguistic and crosscultural aspects of language addressed to children
Controlling the False Discovery Rate
Encounters
Ways with Words
A Cross-Cultural Analysis of Early Prelinguistic Gesture Development and Its Relationship to Language Development
Early Language Experience in a Tseltal Mayan Village
Directive interactions and early vocabulary development
The relation of maternal language to variation in rate and style of language acquisition
Characteristics of adult speech which predict children's language development
Child-directed speech
Maternal responsiveness and directiveness in speech to 2-year-olds
Maternal style at the early one-word stage
Infants’ prelinguistic communicative acts and maternal responses
Speech acts addressed to Hadza infants in Tanzania
Child-Directed Speech Is Infrequent in a Forager-Farmer Population
The Relationship Between Infant Holdout and Gives, and Pointing
Learning How to Say What One Means
Cultural and educational variations in maternal responsiveness
Speech Acts
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |