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ERIC Number: EJ423480
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
Preference for Infant-Directed Speech in the First Month after Birth.
Cooper, Robin Panneton; Aslin, Richard N.
Child Development, v61 n5 p1584-95 Oct 1990
Results suggest that infants' preference for the exaggerated prosodic features of infant-directed speech is present from birth and may not depend on any specific postnatal experience. The possible role of prenatal auditory experience in speech is considered. (RH)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Infants, Speech
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Baby Talk; Preference Patterns