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ERIC Number: EJ496729
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
Developmental Differences in Infant Attention to the Spectral Properties of Infant-Directed Speech.
Cooper, Robin Panneton; Aslin, Richard N.
Child Development, v65 n6 p1663-77 Dec 1994
Examined infants' tendency, from a few days to nine months of age, to prefer infant-directed over adult-directed speech. Results suggest that exaggerated pitch contours that characterize infant-directed speech may become salient communicative signals for infants through language-rich, interactive experiences with caretakers and increased perceptual acuity over the first months after birth. (AA)
Descriptors: Auditory Discrimination, Caregiver Speech, Child Development, Cognitive Processes, Emotional Development, Infants, Interpersonal Communication, Language Patterns, Language Processing, Perceptual Development, Social Development
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Pitch (Language)