Effects of Early Cochlear Implantation on Hearing Mother-Deaf Infant Relationships and Language Development

本研究探讨了耳蜗植入儿童听觉体验水平对母亲语言技巧和语言方式的影响。在植入后不久，母亲们使用了诸如评论、语言映射和指令等语言技巧。随着孩子们获得听觉体验，母亲们改变了策略，减少了先前技巧的使用，增加了平行谈话的使用，增加了MLUw。此外，他们夸张的语调、适当的轮流和停顿也表明了他们之间的相互交流。母亲言语的语言技巧和方式的选择受儿童听觉经验的影响，而不是受实际年龄的影响。结果表明，这可能是早期人工耳蜗植入的影响之一。

This study investigated changes in language techniques and manners of maternal speech influenced by the level of auditory experiences of children with cochlear implants. The mothers employed language techniques such as comment, linguistic mapping and directive shortly after implantation. As the children gained auditory experiences, the mothers changed their strategies by decreasing the use of the former techniques and increasing the use of parallel talk with increased MLUw. In addition, they produced exaggerated intonation, appropriate turn-taking and pausing which indicated reciprocal communication between them. The selection of the language techniques and manners of maternal speech was affected by the children's auditory experiences rather than chronological age. The result suggests this would be one of the effects of early cochlear implantation.