Fathers' Infant-Directed Speech in a Small-Scale Society.
Child Dev
; 89(2): e29-e41, 2018 03.
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| ID: mdl-28239835
ABSTRACT
When speaking to infants, mothers often alter their speech compared to how they speak to adults, but findings for fathers are mixed. This study examined interactions (N = 30) between fathers and infants (Mage ± SD = 7.8 ± 4.3 months) in a small-scale society in Vanuatu and two urban societies in North America. Fundamental frequency (F0 ) and speech rate were measured in infant-directed and adult-directed speech. When speaking to infants, fathers in both groups increased their F0 range, yet only Vanuatu fathers increased their average F0 . Conversely, North American fathers slowed down their speech rate to infants, whereas Vanuatu fathers did not. Behavioral traits can vary across distant cultures while still potentially solving similar communicative problems.
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Assunto principal:
Acústica da Fala
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População Urbana
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Comportamento Verbal
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Relações Pai-Filho
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Pai
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Child Dev
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article