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Audible Television and Decreased Adult Words, Infant Vocalizations, and Conversational Turns

Dimitri Christakis, Jill Gilkerson, Jeffrey A. Richards, Frederick J. Zimmerman, Michelle M. Garrison, Dongxin Xu, Sharmistha Gray, Umit Yapanel

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine · 2009 · 343 citations · 13 references

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Abstract

Audible television is associated with decreased exposure to discernible human adult speech and decreased child vocalizations. These results may explain the association between infant television exposure and delayed language development.

References

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Phonetic Perception, Language Development, Atypical Language Development +17

Children, Adolescents, and Television

PEDIATRICS · 2001 · 1.7K citations

Media Violence, Education, Communication +19

Television and Very Young Children

Daniel R. Anderson, Tiffany A. Pempek · American Behavioral Scientist · 2004 · 600 citations

Language Development, Atypical Language Development, Education +26

Are Women Really More Talkative Than Men?

Matthias R. Mehl, Simine Vazire, Nairán Ramírez‐Esparza et al. · Science · 2007 · 534 citations

Gendered Perception, Daily Word Use, Voice Recorder +24

Associations between Media Viewing and Language Development in Children Under Age 2 Years

Frederick J. Zimmerman, Dimitri Christakis, Andrew N. Meltzoff · The Journal of Pediatrics · 2007 · 498 citations

Child Literacy, Child Language, Language Development +10