Query Details
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query: prosody and infant directed speech
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| Author: | Fay Wouk |
| Submitter Email: | click here to access email |
| Query: |
Anne Fernald, in 'Human maternal vocalizations to infants as biologically relevant signals: An evolutionary perspective. In Language Acquisition: : Core Readings, Paul Bloom (ed.). 1996 Cambridge MA: MIT Press. Reprinted from Barkow et al, 1992, The Adapted Mind: Evolutionary psychology and the generation of culture. Oxford: Oxford University Press. suggests some universals in terms of prosodic patterns in speech directed to infants. I was wondering if anyone knows of any further work done in this area, and in particular, if there has been any investigation of this in some of the cultures (like Samoan, Quiche Mayan or working class African-Americans) where it has been claimed that little or no speech is directed at infants. thanks, Fay Fay Wouk Senior Lecturer in Linguistics Department of Applied Language Studies and Linguistics University of Auckland Private Bag 92019 Auckland New Zealand f.wouk@auckland.ac.nz |
