Interval-based rhythm metrics were applied to the speech of English, Catalan and Spanish female adults addressing their children (aged 2, 4 and 6 years) and compared with their speech when addressing adults. Results reveal that when mothers speak to their children, their speech is more vocalic and more even-timed than when they address other adults. However, cross-linguistic differences are still maintained, suggesting that indices specific to both speech style and language co-exist.
CITATION STYLE
Payne, E., Post, B., Astruc, L., Prieto, P., & Vanrell, M. D. M. (2009). Rhythmic modification in child directed speech. Oxford University Working Papers in Linguistics, Philology & Phonetics, 12, 123–144. Retrieved from http://oro.open.ac.uk/21153/1/17_Payne_et_al-OWP.doc
Mendeley helps you to discover research relevant for your work.