The Origin of Protoconversation: An Examination of Caregiver Responses to Cry and Speech-Like Vocalizations

dc.contributor.authorYoo, Hyunjoo
dc.contributor.authorBowman, Dale A.
dc.contributor.authorOller, D. Kimbrough
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Alabama Tuscaloosa
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Memphis
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-28T21:05:37Z
dc.date.available2023-09-28T21:05:37Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractTurn-taking is a universal and fundamental feature of human vocal communication. Through protoconversation, caregivers play a key role for infants in helping them learn the turn-taking system. Infants produce both speech-like vocalizations (i.e., protophones) and cries from birth. Prior research has shown that caregivers take turns with infant protophones. However, no prior research has investigated the timing of caregiver responses to cries. The present work is the first to systematically investigate different temporal patterns of caregiver responses to protophones and to cries. Results showed that, even in infants' first 3 months of life, caregivers were more likely to take turns with protophones and to overlap with cries. The study provides evidence that caregivers are intuitively aware that protophones and cries are functionally different: protophones are treated as precursors to speech, whereas cries are treated as expressions of distress.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationYoo, H., Bowman, D. A., & Oller, D. K. (2018). The Origin of Protoconversation: An Examination of Caregiver Responses to Cry and Speech-Like Vocalizations. In Frontiers in Psychology (Vol. 9). Frontiers Media SA. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01510
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01510
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/12008
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherFrontiers
dc.rights.licenseAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectturn-taking
dc.subjectmother-infant interaction
dc.subjectspeech-like vocalizations
dc.subjectprotophones
dc.subjectcry
dc.subjectLENA
dc.subjectdistress vocalizations
dc.subjectnewborns
dc.subjectTO-FACE INTERACTION
dc.subjectMOTHER-INFANT INTERACTION
dc.subjectTURN-TAKING
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENTAL-CHANGES
dc.subjectCOGNITIVE-DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectLONGITUDINAL DATA
dc.subjectCOMMUNICATION
dc.subjectEMERGENCE
dc.subjectSYNCHRONY
dc.subjectCONTINGENCY
dc.subjectPsychology, Multidisciplinary
dc.titleThe Origin of Protoconversation: An Examination of Caregiver Responses to Cry and Speech-Like Vocalizationsen_US
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