Distributional Lattices as a Model for Discovering Syntactic Categories in Child-Directed Speech.
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DOI: 10.1007/s10936-022-09872-w
Abstract: Distribution information plays an important role in word categorization. In this paper, we present a novel distributional model, distributional lattices to discover syntactic categories in child directed speech. A distributional lattice is a hierarchy formed… read more here.
Keywords: distributional lattices; categories child; directed speech; model ... See more keywords
Keeping it simple: the grammatical properties of shared book reading
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DOI: 10.1017/s0305000917000447
Abstract: Abstract The positive effects of shared book reading on vocabulary and reading development are well attested (e.g., Bus, van Ijzendoorn, & Pellegrini, 1995). However, the role of shared book reading in grammatical development remains unclear.… read more here.
Keywords: speech generated; directed speech; book; book reading ... See more keywords
Communicative functions of parents’ child-directed speech across dyadic and triadic contexts
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DOI: 10.1017/s030500092000080x
Abstract: Abstract This study examined the roles of parental gender and context in the communicative functions of parents’ child-directed speech. Seventy three families with toddlers participated in the study. Dyadic and triadic parent-toddler interactions were videotaped… read more here.
Keywords: child directed; directed speech; functions parents; parents child ... See more keywords
Language in educational apps for pre-schoolers. A comparison of grammatical constructions and psycholinguistic features in apps, books and child directed speech.
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DOI: 10.1017/s0305000922000198
Abstract: Language in touchscreen apps could be useful as an additional source of children's language input, alongside child directed speech (CDS) and books. Here we performed the first analysis of language in apps, as compared with… read more here.
Keywords: directed speech; child directed; language; educational apps ... See more keywords
Child-directed speech is optimized for syntax-free semantic inference
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-95392-x
Abstract: The way infants learn language is a highly complex adaptive behavior. This behavior chiefly relies on the ability to extract information from the speech they hear and combine it with information from the external environment.… read more here.
Keywords: syntax; semantic inference; child directed; directed speech ... See more keywords
Prosodic modulations in child-directed language and their impact on word learning.
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DOI: 10.1111/desc.13357
Abstract: CHILD-DIRECTED LANGUAGE CAN SUPPORT LANGUAGE LEARNING, BUT HOW? WE ADDRESSED TWO QUESTIONS: : (1) how caregivers prosodically modulated their speech as a function of word familiarity (known or unknown to the child) and accessibility of… read more here.
Keywords: word learning; child directed; pitch; directed language ... See more keywords
Syntactic cues to the noun and verb distinction in Mandarin child-directed speech
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DOI: 10.1177/0142723719845175
Abstract: The syntactic structure of sentences in which a new word appears may provide listeners with cues to that new word’s form class. In English, for example, a noun tends to follow a determiner (a/an/the), while… read more here.
Keywords: directed speech; verb distinction; noun verb; cues noun ... See more keywords
How the characteristics of words in child-directed speech differ from adult-directed speech to influence children’s productive vocabularies
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DOI: 10.1177/01427237221150070
Abstract: Child-directed speech has long been known to influence children’s vocabulary learning. However, while we know that caregiver utterances differ from those directed at adults in various ways, little is known about any differences in the… read more here.
Keywords: child directed; directed speech; adult directed; influence children ... See more keywords
The richness of the stimulus: Constructional variation and development in child-directed speech
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DOI: 10.1177/01427237241303225
Abstract: In a seminal study, Cameron-Faulkner et al. made two important observations about utterance-level constructions in English child-directed speech (CDS). First, they observed that canonical in/transitive sentences are surprisingly infrequent in child-direct speech (given that SVO… read more here.
Keywords: child; child directed; richness stimulus; cds constructions ... See more keywords
EXPRESS: Adult listeners can extract age-related cues from child-directed speech.
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DOI: 10.1177/17470218221089634
Abstract: This study investigated adult listeners' ability to detect age-related cues in child-directed speech (CDS). Participants (N = 186) listened to two speech recordings directed at children between the ages of 6 to 44 months and… read more here.
Keywords: directed speech; age related; child directed; adult listeners ... See more keywords
The function and evolution of child-directed communication
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001630
Abstract: Humans communicate with small children in unusual and highly conspicuous ways (child-directed communication (CDC)), which enhance social bonding and facilitate language acquisition. CDC-like inputs are also reported for some vocally learning animals, suggesting similar functions… read more here.
Keywords: communication; child directed; cdc; function evolution ... See more keywords