This study takes a constructionist perspective concerning the interaction of an infant with various adults. It focuses in particular on an echo mechanism of repetition and variation, which structures the child-adult interaction according to different time scales (micro- events to daily rhythms), languages, modes of expression, and communication. A previous case-study with one infant 8 months of age was videorecorded at home during the daily diaper change on successive days, with mother and father. The observed relation between the infant and adult behavior highlighted the importance of imitation and variation in these dyadic interchanges and several differences between mother and father. The present study reports on a larger study using this same paradigm. Eleven infant 8 months of age were videorecorded during the daily diaper change on 7 successive days, at home and in the day-care nursery, providing 7 recordings each of the infant with the mother, father, grandmother, and educator. Audiovideo data was scored via a grid with respect to duration and frequency of vocal productions, imitation, variation, and turn taking. The results showed that the child’s vocal activity is inversely proportional to the adult’s vocal activity (duration and frequency) and increases when the adult imitates the child and respects the turn-taking. Several differences between mother, father, grandmother and educator were observed concerning the intentionality, the timing of the interaction, and the musical quality of the vocalisations. Data analysis now in progress will be presented and discussed. The results observed to date highlight the importance of the reflexive interaction between child and adult and can have important implications in the field of music education. Because the diaper activity takes place daily for every infant, these results have great generality and highlight the influences on infant vocal learning in everyday activities.

Vocal development in infancy: The role of reflexivity during interactions with parents, grandmother, and educator during routine care

ADDESSI, ANNA RITA
2016

Abstract

This study takes a constructionist perspective concerning the interaction of an infant with various adults. It focuses in particular on an echo mechanism of repetition and variation, which structures the child-adult interaction according to different time scales (micro- events to daily rhythms), languages, modes of expression, and communication. A previous case-study with one infant 8 months of age was videorecorded at home during the daily diaper change on successive days, with mother and father. The observed relation between the infant and adult behavior highlighted the importance of imitation and variation in these dyadic interchanges and several differences between mother and father. The present study reports on a larger study using this same paradigm. Eleven infant 8 months of age were videorecorded during the daily diaper change on 7 successive days, at home and in the day-care nursery, providing 7 recordings each of the infant with the mother, father, grandmother, and educator. Audiovideo data was scored via a grid with respect to duration and frequency of vocal productions, imitation, variation, and turn taking. The results showed that the child’s vocal activity is inversely proportional to the adult’s vocal activity (duration and frequency) and increases when the adult imitates the child and respects the turn-taking. Several differences between mother, father, grandmother and educator were observed concerning the intentionality, the timing of the interaction, and the musical quality of the vocalisations. Data analysis now in progress will be presented and discussed. The results observed to date highlight the importance of the reflexive interaction between child and adult and can have important implications in the field of music education. Because the diaper activity takes place daily for every infant, these results have great generality and highlight the influences on infant vocal learning in everyday activities.
2016
Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Music Perception and Cognition
680
680
Addessi, A.R.
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