Parametric variations in language prerequisites: a longitudinal study of the infant-caregiver interactions

Authors

  • Carlos Barbosa Alves de Souza Universidade Federal do Pará
  • Sirleany de Souza Pontes Universidade Federal do Pará

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v11i1.5302

Keywords:

language prerequisites, parametric variations, infant-caregiver interaction

Abstract

This study aimed to identify in infant-caregiver interactions, in natural settings, the occurrence of some variables indicated by experimental studies as language prerequisites (frequency, tipicity, temporal contiguity and direction of gaze in word-referent relation) and to analyze its parametric variations. Two boys and one girl participated, all two months of age at the start of the study, usually accompanied by their mothers. Dyads interactions were recorded at home, one day per week for approximately 15 minutes (the girl until the age of 7 months and the boys until 5 months). Results showed that 1) caregivers named various objects and actions, more objects than events up to six months of age and then more actions; 2) each referent was named mainly with a word 3) basically, caregivers named objects/actions present in the immediate environment and, 4) for two dyads, initially (2 to 5 months), it was especially the caregiver who would look at the named object/action, but gradually the child would also start directing her gaze toward the named referent. Overall, results show, in a naturalistic, longitudinal context, the occurrence of conditions that have been pointed out as important to acquisition of linguistic repertoires.

Keywords: language prerequisites; parametric variations; infant-caregiver interaction.

 

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Published

2007-11-30

How to Cite

de Souza, C. B. A., & Pontes, S. de S. (2007). Parametric variations in language prerequisites: a longitudinal study of the infant-caregiver interactions. Interação Em Psicologia, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v11i1.5302

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Vol. 11 No. 1 (2007)

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