Conclusions and directions

Other children’s words in the linguistic environment of infants and young children from distinct social groups in Argentina (Las palabras de otros niños en el entorno lingüístico de bebés y niños pequeños de distintos grupos sociales de Argentina)

“…Given the results of this study, one may wonder how speech from other children may have an influence on childhood language development. In line with the hypothesis of siblings as ‘linguistic bridges’ between the home and the outside world (Barton & Tomasello, 1994), it is possible to think that children in impoverished semi-rural areas develop better pragmatic strategies than their peers. The naturalistic analysis of the linguistic environments in which children hear speech produced by other children in their daily interactions is of particular relevance when considering the results from Benigno et al (2007).…”

“…Knowing the number of total words and of different words produced by other children in the linguistic environment of children under two years of age is just an initial approach. It is necessary to delve deeper into how interactions develop between children, in which interactional contexts speech is produced, and what activities are developed, in order to know how these interactions can promote language development in young children (Barton & Tomasello, 1994).…”

“…Sin embargo, como sostienen las investigadoras, dado que las medidas de comparación fueron seleccionadas en función de características del habla materna que han resultado significativas para el desarrollo lingüístico infantil, es posible pensar que sean otras las características de las interacciones entre hermanos que puedan promover el desarrollo del lenguaje infantil. En este sentido, Mannle y Tomasello (1987) y Barton y Tomasello (1994) plantean que las interacciones entre hermanos funcionan como un ‘puente’ con el mundo externo al hogar. El hecho de que los hermanos muchas veces no comprendan ni se adapten al lenguaje de los niños más pequeños, obliga a éstos a encontrar nuevas estrategias comunicativas que luego les servirán en sus encuentros fuera del ámbito familiar.…”

“…However, the researchers argue that since the comparison measures were selected based on maternal speech characteristics significant for children’s language development, it is not unthinkable that it could be the other characteristics, those from the sibling interactions, that could promote the development of childhood language. In this sense, Mannle and Tomasello (1987) and Barton and Tomasello (1994) suggest that sibling interactions function as a ‘bridge’ to the world outside the home. The fact that siblings often do not understand nor adapt to the language of younger children forces those younger children to find new communication strategies that will later serve them in encounters outside the family sphere.…”

Türkçe Çocuğa Yönelti̇lmi̇ş Konuşmada Di̇lbi̇li̇msel Ki̇barlik

“…They claim that parent-child interactions are a way of explicit linguistic socialization. Richards and Gallaway (1994) add that among the functions of CDS, politeness routines teaching is done through conscious effort. However, the related field is still in need of more studies, especially crosslinguistic research, in order to provide a more detailed understanding of children's pragmatic progress and the effects of CDS.…”