Abstract:
The aim of this study is to analyse the effects of television cartoons on language
change and behaviour of children. The research problem is given as "how do
these cartoons affect our child language and their behaviour?" Television
cartoons are the most popular kids programme amongst kindergarten and school
children. Children watch long hours of television every day. Today watching
these cartoons have become one of the daily habits of our children. Children use
the words which are used in cartoons in their day today life situations. Sometimes
these words are not suitable for small children and they even do not know the
meaning of them. Accordingly, we can notice that these words which appear in
cartoons are also used in children's vocabulary and they change their language
and behaviour from them. The aim of this research is to comparatively analyses
how cartoons influence child language of different ages. Data are collected by
interviewing children of different ages. The secondary data are gathered from
books, magazines and interne!. How does this experience affect our children
language and behaviour of children? Does it have positive or negative effects?
What type of concepts are given to our kids from cartoons? Are all cartoons
trustable or should parents pay attention to them? How do cartoons influence on
language change and behaviour of children? These questions will be answered
through this experimental research.
