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Slobin, Dan I. 1975. On the nature of talk to children. In Lenneberg, Eric H. and Elizabeth Lenneberg, eds. Foundations of language development: A multidisciplinary approach. Academic Press. pp. 283–297.

Publication type

Article in book

Publication language

English

Keywords

input language

Annotation

A review of findings concerning the syntax, semantics, style, and manner of utterances directed to children (as opposed to adults). S. concludes that the language-learning child's input differs from verbal communication between adults.