Hi All,
I'm a third year English Language and Linguistics student, and I am conducting a survey regarding parental language, and whether it differs depending on the gender of the primary caregiver for my dissertation
Throughout my education I've learned about how parental language is important in the language acquisition of children, however generally, apart from some very small studies, the language of the father has been ignored. This hits home for me as I spent my formative years being brought up by a single father, and therefore a lot of literature surrounding the importance of parental language (a term which is often used interchangeably maternal language) left me feeling under-represented. Therefore for my dissertation, I have decided to conduct a study on how parental language may differ.
I am looking for the responses of British, monolingual English-speaking, primary caregivers of children aged between 2.5 and 3 years old. The respondents can be from within a single father family, a single mother family, or a two-parent family.
I would be eternally grateful for any help you may be able to provide, and look forward to your responses :)
This survey should take no more than 5-10 minutes to complete, and the link can be seen below:
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