Unravelling the Impact of Parentese Language on Children’s First Language Acquisition in Tiaret Speech Community: In Between Regularizations and Linguistics Deviations

Abstract

This study addresses the complex issue of parental language and its impact on children's acquisition of the first language in a speech community in Tiaret, along with the deviations and compromises that parents make when using this type of speech. Our work required a qualitative approach as we collected data through observation in a kindergarten in Tiaret specifically in the municipality of Frenda and through a structured interview. The manually collected data were analyzed in graphical form. The results seem to validate our proposed hypotheses because children who are exposed to parental language have higher vocabulary and communication skills, not only that, but this study provides evidence that when this style is used, children show greater interest and a higher level of involvement during communication. This study concluded that parental language is indeed a magical tool that unlocks the linguistic potential of young children and promotes a deeper relationship between parents and their children.