Dynamic Adaptation in Child–Adult Language Interaction | Zendy

van Dijk Marijn | Zendy; van Geert Paul | Zendy; KoreckyKröll Katharina | Zendy; Maillochon Isabelle | Zendy; Laaha Sabine | Zendy; Dressler Wolfgang U. | Zendy; Bassano Dominique | Zendy

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Dynamic Adaptation in Child–Adult Language Interaction

Author(s) -

van Dijk Marijn,

van Geert Paul,

KoreckyKröll Katharina,

Maillochon Isabelle,

Laaha Sabine,

Dressler Wolfgang U.,

Bassano Dominique

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

language learning

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.882

H-Index - 103

eISSN - 1467-9922

pISSN - 0023-8333

DOI - 10.1111/lang.12002

Subject(s) - adaptation (eye) , psychology , developmental psychology , language development , language acquisition , transactional leadership , dynamics (music) , cognitive psychology , linguistics , social psychology , pedagogy , philosophy , mathematics education , neuroscience

When speaking to young children, adults adapt their language to that of the child. In this article, we suggest that this child‐directed speech (CDS) is the result of a transactional process of dynamic adaptation between the child and the adult. The study compares developmental trajectories of three children to those of the CDS of their caregivers. Furthermore, a mathematical‐conceptual model is built that captures the essential dynamics of adaptation in a series of coupled equations. This model is sensitive to changes in the language development of the child. The results show evidence for a dynamic form of adaptation, although there are also clear individual differences.

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