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Baby talk is a type of speech associated with an older person speaking to a child or infant. It is also called caretaker speech , infant-directed speech ( IDS ), child-directed speech ( CDS ), child-directed language ( CDL ), caregiver register , parentese , or motherese .
Jul 23, 2022 · The features of baby talk — softer tone, higher pitch, almost unintelligible vocabulary — are global. Researchers made over 1,500 recordings in urban, rural and Indigenous communities.
Lots of people automatically speak to babies with a 'baby voice', using a sing-song rhythm and silly sounding words like 'bunny' and 'doggy'. But how does this affect the way babies learn language?
When infants talk, infants listen: pre-babbling infants prefer listening to speech with infant vocal properties. Dev Sci. 19(2):318-28. McClay EK, Cebioglu S, Broesch T, and Yeung HH. 2022. Rethinking the phonetics of baby-talk: Differences across Canada and Vanuatu in the articulation of mothers’ speech to infants. Dev Sci. 25(2):e13180.
May 28, 2015 · Moms Use More Baby Talk, While Dads Keep It Real. Dads don't use baby talk as often or in the same ways as moms—and that's perfectly OK, according to a new study. Mark VanDam of Washington State ...
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Used in virtually all of the world's languages, parentese is a speaking style that draws baby's attention. Professor Ben Ambridge investigates how using a 'baby voice' can actually help babies ...
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Oct 28, 2021 · Baby talk has also been observed in a few other species, such as squirrel monkeys crooning and zebra finches chirping to their offspring. [Related: Both bats and humans test out talking as infants ]
