McGillion, Michelle Louise, Herbert, Jane S., Pine, Julian M. et al. (4 more authors) (2016) What paves the way to conventional language?:The predictive value of babble, pointing and socioeconomic status. Child Development. ISSN 0009-3920
Abstract
A child’s first words mark the emergence of a uniquely human ability. Theories of the developmental steps that pave the way for word production have proposed that either vocal or gestural precursors are key. These accounts were tested by assessing the developmental synchrony in the onset of babbling, pointing and word production for 46 infants observed monthly between the ages of 9 and 18 months. Babbling and pointing did not develop in tight synchrony and babble onset alone predicted first words. Pointing and maternal education emerged as predictors of lexical knowledge only in relation to a measure taken at 18months. This suggests a far more important role for early phonological development in the creation of the lexicon than previously thought.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Authors, 2016. This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. Further copying may not be permitted; contact the publisher for details. |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (York) > Language and Linguistic Science (York) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH COUNCIL (ESRC) RES-062-23-0092 |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 11 Nov 2016 11:18 |
Last Modified: | 24 Nov 2024 00:25 |
Status: | Published online |
Refereed: | Yes |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:107337 |
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