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Redirective labels and early vocabulary development*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2007

PRIYA MARIANA SHIMPI  and
JANELLEN HUTTENLOCHER
PRIYA MARIANA SHIMPI*
Affiliation:
University of Chicago
JANELLEN HUTTENLOCHER
Affiliation:
University of Chicago
*
Address for correspondence: Priya Mariana Shimpi, Psychology Department, University of Chicago, 5848 South University Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
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Abstract

Parents' object labels can be distinguished by whether the child is already attending to the object (follow-in) or not (lead-in). Lead-in labels have been found to be associated with low vocabulary. The current study examines whether the relation between lead-in labels and child vocabulary is influenced by whether the child's attention is redirected. Eighteen mother–infant dyads were videotaped at 1 ; 2, 1 ; 6 and 1 ; 10. Results indicate that parents' use of successful lead-in labels is positively correlated with children's vocabulary, whereas use of unsuccessful labels is negatively correlated. Finally, use of gesture is associated with the redirective success of lead-in labels.

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Journal of Child Language , Volume 34 , Issue 4 , November 2007 , pp. 845 - 859
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2007

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