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标题：Singing is a Celebration of Language: Using Music to Enhance Young Children’s Vocabularies
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作者：Kari-Lynn Winters ; Shelley Griffin
期刊名称：Language and Literacy
印刷版ISSN：1496-0974
出版年度：2014
卷号：16
期号：3
页码：78-91
语种：English
出版社：Language and Literacy
摘要：Music engages children in language learning, offering them opportunities to understand and express their ideas and communicate with others in ways that go beyond words. This article, based on two ethnographically-framed studies and the use of two real-life vignettes, demonstrates how singing and musical experiences (e.g., composition, soundscapes, musical improvisation) have the power to enhance children’s lexical acquisition and semantic knowledge at various levels of development. Results demonstrate that singing and musical experiences, whether biologically or socially shaped, provide opportunities to celebrate language and enhance young children’s vocabulary building.