Child Language) CDS Flashcards
Features of cds. 5
Phonology Lexis and semantics Grammar One word utterances Pragmatics
Phonology . 4
Separate phrases more distinctly by leaving longer pauses between them
Speak slower
‘Singsong’ intonation
Higher and wider pitch range
Lexis and semantics. 3
Use of concrete nouns and dynamic verbs
Adopt child’s own words for things eg doggie
Frequently using child’s name instead of pronouns
Grammar. 5
Simpler constructions Frequent use of imperatives Lots of repetition Personal names instead of pronouns eg mummy not I Less verbs, modifiers and adjective
One word utterances. . 4
More simpler sentence and fewer complex and passives
Use of expansions
Use of recastings
More commands, questions and tag questions
What are expansions
When adult fills out child’s utterances
What are recastings
When child’s vocabulary is put into new utterance
Pragmatics. 3
Lots of gesture and warm body language
Fewer utterances per turn
Supportive language (recasting and expansions)
Motherese meaning and features of. 4
Language used by parent when talking to child
Features - lexis and semantics, phonology and prosody, grammar, gesture
Why does motherese occur. 2
Affective bonding
Sound more engaging and positive
Why is CDS unnecessary. 3
Not used in all cultures and societies yet all children can learn language
Amount of cds used depends on socio economic standing (SES) of mother
Higher pitch in cds May make it harder for infants to differentiate between vowel sounds
Holophrase
Single word expressing whole idea
Study to show cds is unnecessary
In Papua New Guinea, cds isn’t used and children acquire language at same pace as everyone else
