A Comparison of Subject Pronoun Use by Characters in Two Television Shows Targeting Preschoolers.
Purpose: The purpose of this investigation was to compare the accuracy and type of subject pronouns used by characters in 2 television shows targeting the preschool demographic: Sesame Street and Barney and Friends. Method: The first 100 opportunities for pronoun use in 5 episodes of each show were...
| Publicado en: | Contemporary Issues in Communication Science & Disorders Vol. 40; pp. 1 - 8 |
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National Student Speech Language Hearing Association
Spring2013
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=94951809&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 94951809 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 10925171 1VOM jtl: Contemporary Issues in Communication Science & Disorders issn: 10925171 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Spring2013 vid: 40 pid: 27617 pub: National Student Speech Language Hearing Association place: Rockville, Maryland artinfo: ui: 94951809 94951809 94951809 10.1044/cicsd_40_s_1 94951809 ppf: 1 ppct: 7 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: A Comparison of Subject Pronoun Use by Characters in Two Television Shows Targeting Preschoolers. aug: au: Norris, Melissa A. Boyer, Valerie E. Martin, Kathryn Y. affil: Sangamon Area Special Education District, 2500 Taylor Avenue, Springfield, IL 62703. sug: subj: Television Language Classification Language Development Evaluation Human Comparative Studies Child, Preschool Speech-Language Pathology Data Analysis Software T-Tests Interrater Reliability Child, Preschool: 2-5 years ab: Purpose: The purpose of this investigation was to compare the accuracy and type of subject pronouns used by characters in 2 television shows targeting the preschool demographic: Sesame Street and Barney and Friends. Method: The first 100 opportunities for pronoun use in 5 episodes of each show were transcribed. The opportunities for subject pronoun use were classified as either correct, substitution, or omission. Subject pronouns were also analyzed by person and by singular versus plural tense. Results: Both television shows have high subject pronoun use accuracy. No statistical differences were reported for accuracy, but statistical differences did occur in the types of pronouns used: Sesame Street used significantly more singular and second person pronouns, whereas Barney and Friends used significantly more plural pronouns. Conclusion: Both television shows provide accurate models of subject pronoun use for young viewers, but children may be exposed to different types of pronouns more or less frequently based on viewing episodes of Sesame Street or Barney and Friends. The methods of analysis used in this investigation provide a framework for language analysis of television shows that could expand to include elements of semantic, pragmatic, or additional morphological features. Further research should examine if children with difficulty using pronouns can increase their comprehension of accurate pronoun usage by viewing these television shows. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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