Mothers' speech to prelingual infants
A pragmatic analysis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20366338 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robyn Penman (0000-0003-3559-7161, The University of Melbourne), Toni G Cross (The University of Melbourne), Toni Cross, Jeannette Milgrom‐Friedman (The University of Melbourne), Jeannette Milgrom-Friedman, Russell Meares (The University of Melbourne) |
| Year | 1983 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 17-34 |
| Publication date | 1983-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Child Language (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0305-0009 • E-ISSN: 1469-7602 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0305000900005109 |
| PMID | 6841489 |
| OpenAlex | W2009553711 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 28 |
| References cited | 16 |
Functional and referential changes in maternal speech were investigated in a developmental study of nineteen mother–infant dyads, using video recordings of their free play at three and six months. The role of the infant in influencing speech adjustments was investigated by analysing the relationships between different types of maternal speech and different infant behavioural modes. Three general modes were differentiated – Communicative, Praxic and Other – and, regardless of infant age, mothers were found to make some modifications to their speech style as a function of infant mode. Speech style also was found to change, at a pragmatic level, from three to six months. Both findings support the conclusion that maternal speech is influenced by non-linguistic behavioural ‘feedback’ from infants. However, a finding that affect-oriented speech is more sensitive to infant behaviour than informative speech supports Brown's (1977) contention that the maternal speech register is shaped by two relatively independent interpersonal functions – the affective and communicative components. It is argued that a fuller account of maternal conversational adjustments to prelingual infants requires both a dialogic and a monologic explanation
Developmental psychology · Dialogic · Interpersonal communication · Language development · Linguistics · Nonverbal communication · Speech communication · Communication · Language Development and Disorders · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Phonetics and Phonology Research · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 28 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,68 |
| Citation span | 1985 - 2026 (42) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 25 |