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Includes bibliography.
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Florida Atlantic University
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2016
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2016
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Previous studies have found that bilingual children’s vocabulary development
benefits more from child-directed speech from native speakers than child-directed speech
from nonnative speakers. The current study compared the native English child-directed
speech of 20 English monolingual mothers, the nonnative English child-directed speech
of 20 Spanish-English bilingual mothers, and the native Spanish child-directed speech of
the same bilingual mothers in terms of three aspects of input previously associated with
children’s language development: data-providing properties, topic contingency, and
speech function. There were significant differences between native English and nonnative
English child-directed speech, and between nonnative English and native Spanish. The
results suggest two sources of influence shaping child-directed speech: quality
differences related to native speaker status and cultural factors primed by the language
being spoken.
benefits more from child-directed speech from native speakers than child-directed speech
from nonnative speakers. The current study compared the native English child-directed
speech of 20 English monolingual mothers, the nonnative English child-directed speech
of 20 Spanish-English bilingual mothers, and the native Spanish child-directed speech of
the same bilingual mothers in terms of three aspects of input previously associated with
children’s language development: data-providing properties, topic contingency, and
speech function. There were significant differences between native English and nonnative
English child-directed speech, and between nonnative English and native Spanish. The
results suggest two sources of influence shaping child-directed speech: quality
differences related to native speaker status and cultural factors primed by the language
being spoken.
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50 p.
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FA00004633
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Includes bibliography.
Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2016.
FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
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2016
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2016
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2016
Date Created (EDTF)
2016
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2016
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FAU
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FA00004633
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Attributed name: Florida Atlantic University
Attributed name: Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Attributed name: Department of Psychology
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Shanks, Katherine Alexandra Filippi
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Graduate College
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Properties of Child-Directed Speech in Mothers’ Native and Nonnative Languages: A Comparison of English Monolingual and Spanish-English Bilingual Mothers’ Talk to 2-Year-Olds
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2016
2016
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Fla.
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Boca Raton, Fla.
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Properties of Child-Directed Speech in Mothers’ Native and Nonnative Languages: A Comparison of English Monolingual and Spanish-English Bilingual Mothers’ Talk to 2-Year-Olds
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Properties of Child-Directed Speech in Mothers’ Native and Nonnative Languages: A Comparison of English Monolingual and Spanish-English Bilingual Mothers’ Talk to 2-Year-Olds