child-directed speech

[Jan Edwards]

Here is a question from a colleague (Keith Johnson):

What is a good paradigm for eliciting both child-directed and
adult-directed speech?

He and a student of his have been looking at adult discourse
and they have found that speaking rate is cyclic such that
faster speech is produced within discourse units,
and slower intervals occur around discourse boundaries.
They are interested in comparing rhythmic patterning in adult-directed
and child-directed speech and want to know how to elicit
comparable speech samples in these two conditions.

You can reply directly to him at:  kjohnson at ling.ohio-state.edu

Thanks!

Jan Edwards