Child Language Acquisition- Child Directed Speech Flashcards
1
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CDS (Child Directed Speech)
A
The various ways in which a caregiver (unconsciously) adapts their speech in order to aid a child in their language development.
2
Q
Expansion
A
Where a caregiver might develop the child’s utterance to make it more grammatically complete.
3
Q
Recast
A
The grammatically incorrect utterance of a child is spoken back to the child but in the corrected form.
4
Q
Mitigated Imperatives
A
An instruction given in such a way that it does not appear to be a command but a more gentle suggestion.
