Distinctive features of CDS Flashcards
1
Q
What is CDS ?
A
Child directed speech
2
Q
What are distinctive features of CDS
A
baby talk
Simplified vocab
Repetitive questioning
Slower speech
3
Q
How do parents speak to children up to their first birthday?
A
Monologues
4
Q
From 18 months?
A
Grammatically simple manner on a number of (age appropriate) topics
5
Q
From 2 years?
A
Words/phrases repeated over again, exaggerated inotarion
6
Q
Does gender make a difference?
A
Females tend to be more talkative so their questions are more demanding of a linguistically response:
7
Q
What is the function of CDS
A
For the child to learn speech sounds of their native language.
