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Franco, Fabia; Suttora, Chiara; Spinelli, Maria; Kozar, Iryna; Fasolo, Mirco – Journal of Child Language, 2021
This research revealed that the frequency of reported parent-infant singing interactions predicted 6-month-old infants' performance in laboratory music experiments and mediated their language development in the second year. At 6 months, infants (n = 36) were tested using a preferential listening procedure assessing their sustained attention to…
Descriptors: Singing, Parent Child Relationship, Music, Preferences
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Bretherton, Inge; And Others – Journal of Child Language, 1983
Results of a statistical study of language in 30 infants suggest that two acquisition styles (nominal/pronominal and referential/expressive) are developing in parallel. Only for children heavily emphasizing one strategy can a distinctive style be determined. Results at 20 months were only partially predictive of performance at 28 months. (MSE)
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Individual Differences, Infants, Language Acquisition