How Kindergarten Teachers Adapt Their Speech for Children: Acoustic Evidence and Educational Implications from Mandarin Child-Directed Speech.

Zhehao Huang, Yishun Gu, Chenyu Hu, Xinlu Cai, Zhenqi Jiang, Qiang Guo, Minmin Yin

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Zhehao HuangZhejiang Philosophy and Social Science Laboratory for Research in Early Development and Childcare, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China.

Yishun GuJing Hengyi School of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China.

Chenyu HuJing Hengyi School of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China.

Xinlu CaiZhejiang Philosophy and Social Science Laboratory for Research in Early Development and Childcare, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China.

Zhenqi JiangJing Hengyi School of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China.

Qiang GuoCollege of Child Development and Education, Zhejiang Normal University, Hangzhou 311231, China.

Minmin YinZhejiang Philosophy and Social Science Laboratory for Research in Early Development and Childcare, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China.

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National Natural Science Foundation of China 62407040Zhejiang Philosophy and Social Science Laboratory for Research in Early Development and Child-care, Hangzhou Normal University RCECDC001

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Abstract

Teachers play a central role in shaping children's early language environments through the way they speak. Child-directed speech (CDS), characterized by distinct acoustic and prosodic adjustments, has been shown to facilitate children's phonetic perception and language learning. This study investigates how Mandarin-speaking kindergarten teachers adapt their speech when addressing children compared to adults. Speech samples were collected from 35 female teachers using interactive puppet-based scenarios featuring Peppa Pig and Xiong Da. Acoustic analyses focused on the corner vowels /a/, /i/, and /u/, examining mean fundamental frequency (F

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adult-directed speech (ADS)child-directed speech (CDS)corner vowelsfundamental frequencykindergarten teachersvowel space area

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PMID42651507

DOI10.3390/bs16081330

PMCPMC13509728

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