A Comparison of Fathers' and Mothers' Speech Patterns When Communicating with Three, Four, and Five-Year-Old Children [microform] / Ruth Justine Kurth and Lila Mae Kurth.

A study compared mothers' and fathers' speech patterns when speaking to preschool children, particularly utterance length, sentence types, and word frequencies. All of the children attended a nursery school with a student population of 136 in a large urban area in the Southwest. Volunteer...

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Online Access:	Request ERIC Document
Main Author:	Kurth, Ruth Justine
Other Authors:	Kurth, Lila Mae
Format:	Microfilm Book
Language:	English
Published:	[S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1986.
Subjects:	Behavior Patterns. Communication Research. Developmental Stages. Fathers. Language Usage. Mothers. Parent Child Relationship. Preschool Children. Preschool Education. Sex Differences. Speech Communication. Speech Habits. Young Children.