Pitch Properties of Infant-Directed Speech Specific to Word-Learning Contexts: A Cross-Linguistic Investigation of Mandarin Chinese and Dutch

Autor/inn/en	Han, Mengru; De Jong, Nivja H.; Kager, René
Titel	Pitch Properties of Infant-Directed Speech Specific to Word-Learning Contexts: A Cross-Linguistic Investigation of Mandarin Chinese and Dutch
Quelle	In: Journal of Child Language, 47 (2020) 1, S.85-111 (27 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0305-0009
Schlagwörter	Contrastive Linguistics; Indo European Languages; Mandarin Chinese; Intonation; Suprasegmentals; Phonology; Mothers; Parent Child Relationship; Vocabulary Development; Linguistic Input; Infants; Speech Communication; Story Telling; Task Analysis; Cross Cultural Studies; Age Differences; Language Acquisition; Foreign Countries; China; Netherlands + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Linguistics; Kontrastive Linguistik; Indoeuropäisch; Fonologie; Mother; Mutter; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Wortschatzarbeit; Sprachbildung; Infant; Toddler; Toddlers; Kleinkind; Aufgabenanalyse; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Ausland; Niederlande
Abstract	This study investigates the pitch properties of infant-directed speech (IDS) specific to word-learning contexts in which mothers introduce unfamiliar words to children. Using a semi-spontaneous story-book telling task, we examined (1) whether mothers made distinctions between unfamiliar and familiar words with pitch in IDS compared to adult-directed speech (ADS); (2) whether pitch properties change when mothers address children from 18 to 24 months; and (3) how Mandarin Chinese and Dutch IDS differ in their pitch properties in word-learning contexts. Results show that the mean pitch of Mandarin Chinese IDS was already ADS-like when children were 24 months, but Dutch IDS remained exaggerated in pitch at the same age. Crucially, Mandarin Chinese mothers used a higher pitch and a larger pitch range in IDS when introducing unfamiliar words, while Dutch mothers used a higher pitch specifically for familiar words. These findings contribute to the language-specificity of prosodic input in early lexical development. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01