sorry,I ´m trying again

[Zuzana Ondráčková]

Dear Childes members,



I am a Ph.D. student and I have been working on my dissertation thesis. It
focuses on comparative analysis of lexis used in child-directed speech and
child speech (2-5 years old children) in the Slovak and English languages.
This research is based on material obtained by questionnaires in both, the
English and Slovak languages. I have already collected the Slovak
questionnaires but I have problems with distribution and collecting English
ones. (There are not many common people interested in sociolinguistic
research.) If there is a way you could help me with their distribution and
collecting in kindergartens, among friends, and colleagues, either in e-mail
or hand-written form, I would be really grateful. The target group are
people who communicate with children of the above mentioned age, not
necessarily their parents. I am especially interested in sound variations
children produce due to the incomplete development of their articulatory
organs and in words that are typical of communication with children or words
that are somehow unique. More detailed information about the questionnaire
is given on its first page (it has just been sent). To collect as many
English "child words" as possible is essential for my research. Thanks in
advance for any information or advice that could help me.



PhDr. Zuzana Ondráčková

Department of English Language and Literature

Faculty of Science, The University of Žilina

Moyzesova 20

010 26 Žilina

Slovakia

E-mail: zuzana.ondrackova at fpv.utc.sk