Language development in Slovenian toddlers : the role of electronic media, parental knowledge of language development, and parental input

Fekonja, Urška (avtor), Marjanovič Umek, Ljubica (avtor), Pogorelc-Jesih, Nika (avtor), Ferjan Ramirez, Naja (avtor)

Introduction: This study examines the relationships between toddlers' language production, parental language input, media exposure, and parental knowledge of early language development. Methods: We used a unique collection of daylong recordings of Slovenian toddlers (age: 16–30 months, N = 40, 18 girls) to measure the language environment, toddlers' language production and media exposure. In addition, parental reports of toddlers' media exposure and language ability (using the Slovenian adaptation of the CDI) were collected. Results: The results indicate that toddlers' average exposure to electronic media was rather low, with exposure varying widely across the sample. Parental language input was related to various measures of toddlers' language. Parents with a greater knowledge of early language development used more parentese, while their toddlers had less exposure to electronic media. In addition, toddlers' media exposure was related to their age, with older toddlers having more exposure to electronic media, and was marginally related to the number of words spoken by adults and parents' education. No significant relationship was found between toddlers' language ability and media exposure when controlling for toddlers' age. Discussion: The findings underline the importance of parental knowledge about language development and the characteristics of the language environment for toddlers' language ability.

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Ključne besede: media exposure, language development, parental knowledge and practice, vocabulary, language input, toddlers, early childhood development, parents
• Vrsta gradiva: Članek v reviji
• Tipologija: 1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
• Organizacija: FF - Filozofska fakulteta
• Status publikacije: Objavljeno
• Različica publikacije: Objavljena publikacija
• Leto izida: 2024
• Št. strani: Str. 1-14
• Številčenje: Vol. 2
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-166314
• UDK: 159.922.72
• ISSN pri članku: 2813-7779
• DOI: 10.3389/fdpys.2024.1463991
• COBISS.SI-ID: 221161475
• Datum objave v RUL: 07.01.2025

Gradivo je del revije

• Naslov: Frontiers in developmental psychology
• Skrajšan naslov: Front. dev. psychol.
• Založnik: Frontiers Media SA
• ISSN: 2813-7779
• COBISS.SI-ID: 185325315

Licence

• Licenca: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Priznanje avtorstva 4.0 Mednarodna
• Povezava: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.sl
• Opis: To je standardna licenca Creative Commons, ki daje uporabnikom največ možnosti za nadaljnjo uporabo dela, pri čemer morajo navesti avtorja.

Sekundarni jezik

• Jezik: Slovenski jezik
• Ključne besede: jezikovni razvoj, izpostavljenost medijem, malčki, zgodnje otroštvo, starši

Projekti

• Financer: Drugi - Drug financer ali več financerjev
• Program financ.: University of Washington
• Naslov: Language Acquisition and Multilingualism Endowment

• Financer: ARIS - Javna agencija za znanstvenoraziskovalno in inovacijsko dejavnost Republike Slovenije
• Številka projekta: P5-0062
• Naslov: Uporabna razvojna psihologija