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Peer reviewedSwanson, Lori A.; Leonard, Laurence B. – Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 1994
Mothers in 22 mother-child dyads read 5 experimental stories aloud to their children and to an adult during which the durations of 7 function-word vowels were measured. Only function-word vowels in the final position (rather than initial or medial) were significantly longer in child-directed rather than adult-directed speech. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Caregiver Speech, Interpersonal Communication, Language Acquisition, Mothers
