Maternal Speech to Infants in a Tonal Language: Support for Universal Prosodic Features in Motherese.

Grieser, DiAnne L.; Kuhl, Patricia K.

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Publication Date: 1988

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Maternal Speech to Infants in a Tonal Language: Support for Universal Prosodic Features in Motherese.

Grieser, DiAnne L.; Kuhl, Patricia K.

Developmental Psychology, v24 n1 p14-20 Jan 1988

The prosodic features of maternal speech to infants were measured quantitatively in a tonal language, Mandarin Chinese, to determine whether the features were similar to those observed in nontonal languages such as English and German. The pattern of results for Mandarin motherese was similar to that reported for other languages. (PCB)

Descriptors: Infants, Interpersonal Communication, Language Research, Language Styles, Mandarin Chinese, Mothers, Sociolinguistics, Tone Languages

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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