Baby Talk in Six Languages
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The universal speaking style used by caretakers around the world when addressing infants (motherese/parentese) is preferred over adult-directed speech by infants given a choice.
“The universal speaking style used by caretakers around the world when they address infants, often called “motherese” or “parentese” (102), has been shown to be preferred over adult-directed speech by infants given a choice (103, 104).”
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- Authors
- FERGUSON, C. A.
- Affiliations
- Center for Applied Linguistics (US)
- Corresponding author
- FERGUSON, CHARLES A.
- Venue
- American Anthropologist
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 1964-12
- Volume
- 66
- Issue
- 6_PART2
- Pages
- 103-114
- ISSN
- 0002-7294 (ISSN-L)
- 1548-1433
- OpenAlex
- W2070415181
- Cited by
- 522
- References
- 10
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- FWCI
- 2.56
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- American Anthropologist (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Language Development and Disorders
- Social Sciences › Linguistics and Language › Language and Culture
- Social Sciences › Cultural Studies › Language and cultural evolution
- Keywords
- baby talk, infant-directed speech, cross-linguistic comparison, language acquisition, infant language development
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