Angela Burgess
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Email
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Location
Colchester Campus
Profile
- Language and Linguistics Babylab
- Module LG115 - Child Language Development
- Child Language Acquisition (preverbal infants)
- Infant-directed Speech
Biography
I am currently a part-time PhD student. I am a GTA for LG115. I am a member of the LangUE conference committee. I am a member of the ICIS (International Congress of Infant Studies).
Qualifications
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BA English Language, Language Acquisition and Language Disorders University of Essex (2017)
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MSc Language and the Brain University of Essex (2018)
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CADENZA Associate Fellow (AFHEA) of the Higher Education Academy University of Essex (2019)
Research and professional activities
Thesis
To examine the acoustic properties of infant-directed speech to promote word learning in pre-verbal infants
Infant-directed speech (IDS), a type of speech register used to address babies is known to have different acoustic properties to that of adult-directed speech. A naturalistic study testing infants from 8- to 20-months-old over 12 months will explore whether parents change the way they address their baby over this period. Another study using Lookit will investigate which acoustic properties of IDS make a difference in babies’ abilities to learn new words for new objects.
Supervisor: Dr Claire Delle Luche , Dr Laurel Lawyer