Joining actions through effort sounds: Mothers and infants in routine activities

IF 1.3 2区文学 Q2 COMMUNICATION

Language & Communication Pub Date : 2023-07-01 DOI:10.1016/j.langcom.2023.05.001

Iris Nomikou

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Abstract

This paper analyses the effort sounds made by caregivers in routine interactions with very young infants. Video recordings were made of 15 mother-infant dyads in Germany during nappy changing. The multimodal analysis of the interactions revealed that effort sounds were used when handling the infant’s body, such as dressing them or lifting them up, but also made to link to the sensations of the infant. The sounds achieved their meaning within sequences of actions and contextualised via temporality, phonetic variation and multimodality. With these vocalisations, I propose, parents can give infants’ sensations a voice, make them public, and thus achieve a co-ordination of experience.

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通过努力加入行动听起来：母亲和婴儿在日常活动中

本文分析了照顾者在与年幼婴儿的日常互动中发出的努力声音。在德国，15对母子在换尿布时进行了录像。对相互作用的多模态分析表明，在处理婴儿的身体时，比如给他们穿衣服或把他们举起来，都会使用努力的声音，但也会将其与婴儿的感觉联系起来。这些声音在动作序列中实现了它们的意义，并通过时间性、语音变化和多模态来语境化。我建议，通过这些发声，父母可以为婴儿的感觉发声，让它们公开，从而实现体验的协调。

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Language & Communication Multiple-

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3.40

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6.70%

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