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Bloom, Kathleen; And Others – Journal of Child Language, 1987
When vocalizations of three-month-olds (N=40), experiencing either conversational turn-taking or random responsiveness of an adult, were counted and categorized, results indicated that turn-taking caused changes in the quality of vocal sounds. When the adult maintained a give-and-take pattern, the infants produced a higher ratio of…
Descriptors: Adults, Child Language, Communication Skills, Expressive Language
Heinberg, Paul – 1973
A consensus has prevailed among educators that Americans of verying ethnic, social, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds who must communicate with each other in social, academic, and occupational situations might achieve a greater degree of rapport if the dialect of the English mutually spoken and the speech mannerisms used were standardized.…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Behavior Patterns, Communication Skills, Communication (Thought Transfer)