Intonation and Fundamental Frequency of Infants' and Parents' Vocalizations During Social Interaction

Intonation and Fundamental Frequency of Infants' and Parents' Vocalizations During Social Interaction

Infants raised the pitch of their vocalizations when stimulated by vocalizing parents. Nonvocal stimulation did not repeat the effect. Intonation contours did not change during different conditions. The pitch of the parents' vocalizations also rose during vocal interaction. Changes in infant pi...

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Hauptverfasser: Weaver, Christopher T, Fry, Charles L
Format: Report
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Identification (Psychology)
Imitation
Infant Behavior
Interaction Process Analysis
Intonation
Language Acquisition
Parent Child Relationship
Responses
Social Behavior
Speech Communication
Verbal Development
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Zusammenfassung:Infants raised the pitch of their vocalizations when stimulated by vocalizing parents. Nonvocal stimulation did not repeat the effect. Intonation contours did not change during different conditions. The pitch of the parents' vocalizations also rose during vocal interaction. Changes in infant pitch were interpreted as a function of imitation. (Author/CS)