Beau Franklin, Anne S Warlaumont, Daniel Messinger, Edina Bene, Suneeti Nathani Iyer, Chia-Chang Lee, Brittany Lambert, D Kimbrough Oller
Examination of infant vocalization patterns across interactive and noninteractive contexts may facilitate better understanding of early communication development. In the current study, with 24 infant-parent dyads, infant volubility increased significantly when parent interaction ceased (presenting a "still face," or SF) after a period of normal interaction ("face-to-face," or FF). Infant volubility continued at the higher rate than in FF when the parent re-engaged ("reunion," or RE)...
2014: Language Learning and Development