Publications
Publication details [#8972]
Snow, Catherine E. 1975. The development of conversation between mothers and babies. Pragmatics Microfiche 1 (6) : A2–A2. 
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Annotation
It is suggested that mothers operate within a 'conversational mode' when talking to babies, and attempt to maximize the child's participation in the conversation. Moreover, the changes in the mother's speech are said to reflect the child's growing ability to function as conversational partner.