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Experimental Psychology (Russia)
2020. Vol. 13, no. 2, 40–56
doi:10.17759/exppsy.2020130204
ISSN: 2072-7593 / 2311-7036 (online)

Speech Interaction in Triads «Mother—Dizygotic Twins» at the Age of the Children 4—6 Years

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A.V. Kurazhova, E.E. Lyakso

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Abstract

The longitudinal study of mother speech interaction with 4-6-years-old dizygotic twins (n=5 triads) was performed. The characteristics of maternal speech addressed to twins, characteristics of children’ speech development due to the order of the birth are investigated. The first-born child in pair have a higher level of speech development as compared to the second-born child by syntactic structure of sentences in dialogue, number of consonants, meanings of pitch in vowels. Correlation between characteristics of maternal speech and the level of twin’s speech development is revealed. When mothers interact with the second-born twins they stimulate them to communication more then the first-born twins.

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Keywords: dizygotic twins, maternal speech, interaction, acoustical characteristics, perceptive analysis

Journal rubric: Psycholinguistics

Article type: scientific article

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17759/exppsy.2020130204

Funding. Study is financially supported by Russian Foundation for Basic Research, OGN project 17- 06-00503а, Russian Science Foundation № 18-18-00063.

For citation: Kurazhova A.V., Lyakso E.E. Speech Interaction in Triads «Mother—Dizygotic Twins» at the Age of the Children 4—6 Years. Eksperimental'naâ psihologiâ = Experimental Psychology (Russia), 2020. Vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 40–56. DOI: 10.17759/exppsy.2020130204. (In Russ., аbstr. in Engl.)

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Information About the Authors

Anna V. Kurazhova, PhD in Biology, Junior Researcher of Department of Higher Nervous Activity and Psychophysiology, Biology Faculty, Saint Petersburg State University, Associate Professor, Department of Medical Biology, Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University, St.Petersburg, Russia, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3097-9590, e-mail: avk_spb@bk.ru

Elena E. Lyakso, Doctor of Biology, Professor of Department of Higher Nervous Activity and Psychophysiology, Biology Faculty, St. Petersburg State University, St.Petersburg, Russia, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6073-0393, e-mail: lyakso@gmail.com

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