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Title: | A Case Study On Care-Givers’ Language Variation |
Authors: | Jayathissa, D. |
Keywords: | Care-givers, babbling, early childhood development, first language acquisition |
Issue Date: | 2018 |
Publisher: | Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2018), Department of English Language Teaching, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka |
Citation: | Jayathissa, D. (2018). A Case Study On Care-Givers’ Language Variation, Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2018), Department of English Language Teaching, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, P.66 |
Abstract: | The language used by the care-givers varies from one another and this variation affects on baby’s response towards each care-giver. Hence caregivers’ language variation directly effects on baby’s language acquisition in early childhood. Child care-givers’ interactions play a crucial role in child’s first language acquisition and early childhood development. This case study focuses on a nine months old baby who is in her preverbal babbling stage. Observations on baby’s interactions with the care-givers and collecting authentic speech samples of their interactions and baby’s response toward each care-giver were studied for three months. Results of this study manifested that the language used by each caregiver varies from one another and this variation makes a huge impact on baby’s responds as well. As this study only focuses on preverbal babbling stage, how this language variation influences on baby’s each stage of development would be a promising area for future studies. |
URI: | http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/21458 |
Appears in Collections: | Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2018) |
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