Search for dissertations about: "Infant-directed-speech"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the word Infant-directed-speech.

2. 1. Mother tongue - Phonetic Aspects of Infant-Directed Speech

   Author : Ulla Sundberg; Anne Fernald; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; infant-directed speech; language acquisition; mother-infant interaction; Phonetics; Fonetik; Phonetics; fonetik;

   Abstract : Phonetic aspects of mother-infant interaction are discussed in light of a functionalist Mother-infant phonetic interaction (MIPhI) model. Adults addressing infants typically use a speech style (infant-directed speech, IDS) characterized by, for instance, extensive suprasegmental (prosodic) modulations. READ MORE