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Peer reviewedLocke, John L. – Social Development, 2001
Proposes that vocal communion between infant and caregiver supports infants' language acquisition and connectedness with caregivers. Recommends research to determine whether social behaviors such as joint attention and vocal imitation are functionally related to language learning or are only symptomatic of a survival-centered caregiving…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Caregiver Child Relationship, Caregiver Speech, Child Language
