This study examined the roles of parental gender and context in the communicative functions of parents’ child-directed speech. Seventy three families with toddlers participated in the study. Dyadic and triadic parent-toddler interactions were videotaped during structured play activities. Results indicated context-dependent variability in parents’ facilitative speech and gentle guidance. Parental gender effects were observed in parents’ directive speech but no gender or contextual effects were observed in parents’ referential speech. Results suggest the need for a closer examination of parental gender and contextual factors related to parents’ speech functions.

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二元语境和三元语境下父母儿童导向言语的交际功能

本研究考察了父母性别和语境在父母面向儿童的言语交际功能中的作用。73 个有幼儿的家庭参与了这项研究。在结构化的游戏活动中，对二元和三元的亲子互动进行了录像。结果表明，父母的引导性言语和温和的指导存在上下文相关的变异性。在父母的指示性言语中观察到了父母的性别效应，但在父母的指称性言语中没有观察到性别或语境效应。结果表明需要更仔细地检查与父母言语功能相关的父母性别和背景因素。