Child Directed Speech Flashcards
1
Q
Phonology - CDS
A
Separate phrases with pauses
Speak slowly
Exaggerate intonation
Higher pitch
2
Q
Semantics - CDS
A
Restricted vocab - mainly relating to here and now
Diminutives (doggy, choo choo)
Use their name to cue them in
3
Q
Grammar - CDS
A
Fewer verbs, passives, tenses and incomplete sentences
More interrogatives
Tag questions
4
Q
Pragmatics - CDS
A
Warm body language
Fewer utterances per turn
Supportive and expansive language
5
Q
Recasting
A
Repeating a child utterance but with correction of their mistake
6
Q
Mean Length of Utterance
A
Philips (1973) 3.7 seconds when talking to a child compared to 8.4 normally
