Essays about: "Child-direct speech"

Found 1 essay containing the words Child-direct speech.

  1. 1. Prosodic Features in Child-directed Speech during the Child's First Year

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Avdelningen för fonetik

    Author : Linnea Rask; [2015]
    Keywords : Child-direct speech; prosody; pitch; Prosogram;

    Abstract : This study investigates prosodic features of child-directed speech during the child’s first year, using the automated prosodic annotation software Prosogram. From previous studies on first language acquisition and child-directed speech we know that speech directed to infants and small children is characterised by exaggerated use of several prosodic features, including a higher pitch, livelier pitch movement and slower speech rate. READ MORE