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Peer reviewedSmolak, Linda; Weinraub, Marsha – Journal of Child Language, 1983
A study was undertaken to separate elements of maternal speech heavily influenced by the children's language levels from those representing the mothers' consistent style or strategy for "teaching" language. A striking similarity was found between speech mothers used with their daughters and that used with their daughters' friends. (MSE)
Descriptors: Connected Discourse, Language Acquisition, Language Usage, Mothers
