Müttersprache – Zu den Auswirkungen eines Sprachkurses für Mütter auf deren Babys

Der Umlaut beim ersten Vokal des Titels ist gewollt, denn es geht im Folgenden nicht um die von einem Menschen in der frühen Kindheit ohne jeglichen Unterricht erlernte Sprache, sondern um die Sprache von Müttern und Vätern, wenn sie mit ihren kleinen Kindern sprechen. Im Englischen spricht man auch von „child directed speech“, „motherese“ und – sachlich nicht ganz korrekt, politisch dafür aber umso mehr –„parentese“. Zwar sprechen auch Väter mit ihren Kindern etwas anders, machen aber zwischen Erwachsenen und Kindern deutlich seltener einen Unterschied als Mütter. Und wenn überhaupt, dann ändern sie im Vergleich zu Müttern, ihre Art zu sprechen nur wenig. „Fatherese“ gab es daher in der psychologischen Literatur nie.[ ¹ ]

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