[PS-1.22] The development of turn taking in the first year: differences between mothers and fathers?

Renaud, A. 1 , Gratier, M. 1 , Barbu, S. 2 & Guellaï, B. 1

1 LECD, Université Paris Nanterre
2 Laboratoire ETHOS, UMR CNRS 6552, Université Rennes 1

Previous studies evidenced the emergence of protoconversions in the first months of life. Do these protoconversions follow rules of adult-like verbal communication such as those observed in turn taking sequences (TTS)? Recently, it has been evidenced that infants as young as 3-months-of-age are able to anticipate their turn in face-to-face verbal situations with their mother (Gratier et al., 2015). Here, we explored possible differences in the organization of TTS in mother-infant and father-infant dyads at 6- and 8-months-of-age. Preliminary results showed that TTS in father-infant dyads were shorter than those observed in mother-infant dyads. Possible implications for the development of language during the first year and the different roles mothers and fathers may play are discussed.