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Andrew Cheng; Elise McClay; H. Henny Yeung – Language Learning and Development, 2024
Research on the acoustic characteristics of Infant Directed Speech (IDS) in North American English indicates that it is generally higher-pitched than Adult Directed Speech (ADS) and has unique prosodic characteristics, which is commonly found across many spoken languages. However, very little research has addressed another important aspect of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mothers, Infants, North American English
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Camille J. Wynn; Tyson S. Barrett; Stephanie A. Borrie – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2024
Purpose: According to the interpersonal synergy model of spoken dialogue, interlocutors modify their communicative behaviors to meet the contextual demands of a given conversation. Although a growing body of research supports this postulation for linguistic behaviors (e.g., semantics, syntax), little is understood about how this model applies to…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Communication, Speech Communication, Oral Language, Communication Strategies
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Minli Wang; Min Wang – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2024
Background: Previous studies on language production in normal ageing have primarily focused on distinct dimensions of older adults' spoken language performance, such as fluency and complexity. However, little attention has been paid to the complex, interconnected relations between these dimensions. Additionally, older adults have been treated as a…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Language Proficiency, Language Fluency, Narration