The uses of baby talk. ERIC digest.

Autor/in	Baron, Naomi S.
Titel	The uses of baby talk. ERIC digest.
Quelle	(1989), 4 S.Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	Mikroform; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Erziehungswissenschaft; Kommunikation; Soziale Herkunft; Eltern; Erwachsener; Interaktion; Kleinkind; Kommunikation; Linguistik; Soziale Herkunft; Stil; Eltern; Kleinkind; Interaktion; Altersstufe; Affektives Lernen; Linguistik; Stil; Sprachwissenschaft; Erwachsener
Abstract	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 information-giving. In each of these areas, baby talk is a coherent language style used with both children and adults, and it arises for identifiable, logical reasons. While use of an isolated baby talk feature may temporarily slow emergence of a specific linguistic construction, overall, as a speech register, it has never been shown to hamper linguistic growth. Research has addressed only the pedagogical function of baby talk. Every parent must evaluate the efficacy of baby talk, especially when it functions for control or as an expression of affection. Baby talk for social interaction does both foster language development and benefit the parent.
Erfasst von	Informationszentrum für Fremdsprachenforschung, Marburg
Update	1996_(CD)