Fathers' Infant-Directed Speech in a Small-Scale Society
Fathers' Infant-Directed Speech in a Small-Scale Society
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DOI：
10.1111/cdev.12768
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发表时间：
2018-03-01
影响因子：
4.6
通讯作者：
Bryant, Gregory A.
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作者：
Broesch, Tanya;Bryant, Gregory A.
当和婴儿说话时，母亲通常会改变她们与成年人说话的方式，但父亲的研究结果好坏参半。这项研究考察了瓦努阿图一个小规模社会和北美两个城市社会中父亲和婴儿(M年龄+/-SD=7.8+/-4.3个月)之间的互动(N=30)。分别测量婴幼儿和成人言语的基频(F-0)和语速。在与婴儿交谈时，两组的父亲都提高了F-0范围，但只有瓦努阿图的父亲提高了他们的平均F-0。相反，北美的父亲放慢了对婴儿说话的速度，而瓦努阿图的父亲却没有。行为特征可以在不同的文化背景下有所不同，但仍有可能解决类似的沟通问题。
When speaking to infants, mothers often alter their speech compared to how they speak to adults, but findings for fathers are mixed. This study examined interactions (N=30) between fathers and infants (M-age +/- SD=7.8 +/- 4.3months) in a small-scale society in Vanuatu and two urban societies in North America. Fundamental frequency (F-0) and speech rate were measured in infant-directed and adult-directed speech. When speaking to infants, fathers in both groups increased their F-0 range, yet only Vanuatu fathers increased their average F-0. Conversely, North American fathers slowed down their speech rate to infants, whereas Vanuatu fathers did not. Behavioral traits can vary across distant cultures while still potentially solving similar communicative problems.