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Download full textBaron, Naomi S. – 1989
Baby talk, also known as motherese or child-directed speech, refers to a set of speech modifications commonly found in the language adults use to address young children. The same functional motivations underlying adult speech to other adults also shape adult speech to children. These include pedagogy, control, affection, social exchange, and…
Descriptors: Affection, Age Differences, Attention Control, Interpersonal Communication
Peer reviewedBridges, Allayne – Journal of Child Language, 1979
The behavior of 32 mothers during an object-retrieval game was analyzed in terms of the hints and clues they used to direct their children's attention; age-related differences were found in the type of information offered. (Author)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attention Control, Child Language, Context Clues
