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[Nan Ratner]

My work looked at changes in acoustic form from 9 mos to 18 months; a summary of my work and the limited other work available at the time can be found in Bernstein Ratner, Nan (1996). From Signal to Syntax - But what is the nature of the signal? In J. Morgan & K. Demuth (Eds). From signal to syntax: bootstrapping from speech to grammar in early acquisition. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum (35-150).

cheers to all,
Nan



Nan Bernstein Ratner, Ed.D.
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>>> Professor Annette Karmiloff-Smith <a.karmiloff-smith at ich.ucl.ac.uk> 11/05/03 09:18AM >>>
Dear colleagues,

We are looking for references on the following:

  1. Changes in acoustic form or communicative function of motherese over the
  first year of life. I found a useful model in a chapter by Fernald (1992) but
  has anyone systematically investigated these changes?

  2. Changes in infant responsiveness to the typical acoustic form of motherese
  over the first year of life. I found a study by Werker & McLeod (1989). Are
  there any others examining different ages?

Many thanks
Annette



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