ABSTRACT

Spontaneous verbal repetition is part of early adult–child conversational interchanges. However, most of the studies devoted to verbal repetition analyse child-produced and adult-produced repetition independently. The aim of this study is to analyse verbal repetition sequences that are extended by children and adults participating in turns. We carried out a longitudinal study of 17 parent–child dyads, which included children from the ages of 21 to 30 months. Results show that the frequency of these sequences decreases in the older age range, while the frequency of simple verbal repetitions increases. Participation in repetition sequences is related to the lexical and grammatical development that occurs within the younger ages. Verbal repetition sequences are discussed in terms of their role in early interactions, since they promote attention to the interlocutor and the co-construction of linguistic structures.

摘要

自发的言语重复是早期成人与儿童对话交流的一部分。但是，大多数致力于言语重复的研究都独立地分析了由儿童产生和由成年人产生的重复。这项研究的目的是分析由儿童和成年人轮流参与的口头重复序列。我们对17个亲子二倍体进行了纵向研究，其中包括21到30个月大的儿童。结果表明，这些序列的频率在较老的年龄范围内会降低，而简单的语言重复频率会增加。参与重复序列与年龄较小的词汇和语法发展有关。讨论了语言重复序列在早期互动中的作用，