Analysis of my data.

Which data you chose and why? 

I chose to transcribe the data in the video called ‘a conversation with an almost 2 year old’. I chose to use this data as I find the way children speak interesting and I would like to broaden my knowledge on the subject by looking at theories etc. The study of children’s language also links to my health and social care course. 

What you found and what theory you linked it to

When looking at this data I found that it included a lot of child directed speech from the      adult, this is seen when the adult in included uses a higher pitch and exaggerated intonation. A: Nooooo^ (.) you don’t want that to be your name^ (3) you’re being silly [giggles] this is an example of how the parent in this video uses child directed speech as the ^ indicate a rise in pitch of her voice. Also the adjective of ‘silly’ is a very childlike word, it is unusual that an adult would use that word in conversation when directing at another adult. The theories that this links to are Jean Piaget (1896-1980) cognitive development theory which he stated that children cannot learn unless they are interacting with others and their environment and by making mistakes they learn from them. Another theory this links to is Jerome Bruner (1964) Bruner believes that the child has to learn for itself by making sense of their own environment.

A: can you say your name

C: name

A: that’s^ not your name

C: Daddy^

A: say Caroline

C: Daddy ^

A: Caroline/

This is another way that the parent uses child directed speech in order to get the child to say their name. However the choice of phrasing and wording that the parent uses is unusual is in a normal conversation a child would be asked what’s your name? Rather than ‘can you say your name’. The parent in this situation also asks her child questions in order to get the child used to knowing how to reply and also help the child in knowing how to reply. A: /do you want this^/ is an example of this, the child will reply with either yes or know which gives them the knowledge of knowing what reply is suitable to how they feel or what they want.

               

What other data you could choose to go with it or replace it with to make an investigation

If I was to choose other data to go with this is that I would transcribe another conversation with an older child to see how the child’s language and the adult’s language and techniques differ. I could also use a child of the same age but from a different place or someone who may be at a different stage of learning, they could be more advanced or less advanced as the child included in this data. 

           

What you would call that investigation

Depending on their age I would call this investigation ‘a conversation with an almost ….. year old’.