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ERIC Number: EJ444385
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4685
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Maternal Linguistic Input to Toddlers with Slow Expressive Language Development.
Paul, Rhea; Elwood, Terril J.
Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, v34 n5 p982-88 Oct 1991
This study found that the speech of mothers (n=28) of toddlers slow to acquire expressive language tended to differ only in the frequency of use of lexical contingency devices (specifically expansion and extension of child speech), when compared to mothers of normally speaking toddlers. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Caregiver Speech, Communication Skills, Delayed Speech, Expressive Language, Interpersonal Communication, Language Acquisition, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Speech Acts, Speech Communication, Toddlers
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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