Child Directed Speech Flashcards
1
Q
What is child directed speech
A
CDS - way caregivers talk to children
2
Q
what are the key features in CDS
A
- higher or melodic pitch
- more frequent pauses
- repeition
- more tag questions
- use of diminutuves
- use of nuns rather than pronouns
- Expansion
- recast
- Mitigated impreatives
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