Cross-Cultural Register Differences in Infant-Directed Speech: An Initial Study.

Infant-directed speech (IDS) provides an environment that appears to play a significant role in the origins of language in the human infant. Differences have been reported in the use of IDS across cultures, suggesting different styles of infant language-learning. Importantly, both cross-cultural and...

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Main Authors: Lama K Farran, Chia-Cheng Lee, Hyunjoo Yoo, D Kimbrough Oller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4794163?pdf=render