FROM THE MOUTHS OF BABES. . . AND MOMS - An Analysis of Mother-Child Interaction: Focus on the Mothers’ Questions

This study revealed the important role of adult input in the development of children’s communicative competence. The results of the investigation showed that mothers asked more questions that were meant to gauge the children’s linguistic and cognitive development. The mothers also used a variety of...

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Main Author: Maria Corazon Aspeli-Castro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of the Philippines 2002-06-01
Series:Humanities Diliman
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Online Access:http://journals.upd.edu.ph/index.php/humanitiesdiliman/article/view/29