Signature tunes in mothers' speech to infants

被引：27

作者：

Bergeson, Tonya R. ^{[1
]}

Trehub, Sandra E. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

来源：

INFANT BEHAVIOR & DEVELOPMENT | 2007年 / 30卷 / 04期

基金：

加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会;

关键词：

infant-directed speech; prosody; melody; vocal signature; repetition;

D O I：

10.1016/j.infbeh.2007.03.003

中图分类号：

B844 [发展心理学（人类心理学）];

学科分类号：

040202 ;

摘要：

The purpose of the present investigation was to determine whether mothers use discernible tunes (i.e., specific interval sequences) in their speech to infants and whether such tunes are individually distinctive. Mothers were recorded speaking with their infants on two occasions separated by 1 week or more. Examination of the tunes of each mother revealed discernible tunes and frequent repetitions of tunes within and across sessions. Comparisons of utterances with the most common pitch contour (i.e., rising), both within and across mothers, revealed interval patterns that were individually distinctive, or unique. The findings confirm the prominence of tunes and the presence of signature tunes in maternal speech to infants. (C) 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：648 / 654

页数：7

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