Mother tongue – infant – digital world

Abstract

The present study discusses the results and questions of a pilot project of a research project extended to a larger population. The goal the research project is to explore how the digital environment, the use of smart devices, is present in the language used by children and how it affects their socialisation, verbal and non-verbal communication and language activities. The target population of the test project presented here is three-year old children attending kindergarten or a crèche and their environment, the family and the kindergarten or crèche. The replies received from teachers and parents, and the observations unambiguously indicate that the digital environment has a stronger and stronger influence on the socialisation of small children, and so on language socialisation as well.