91ºÚÁÏÍø

Babies prefer baby talk in any language, but particularly when it’s in a language they’re hearing at home, according to a new study including close to 700 babies on four continents. The research, which was published today in the journal and included researchers from 91ºÚÁÏÍø, showed that all babies respond more to infant-directed speech – baby talk –than they do to adult-directed speech.

Classified as: faculty of medicine, School of Communication Disorders, child development, babies, Linda Polka, 91ºÚÁÏÍø Infant Speech Perception Lab, Language learning
Published on: 24 Mar 2021

Everyone likes to look at young babies. But who wants to listen? Well…it turns out that other babies do.

Classified as: news, Research, NSERC, Baby, babble, Language development, Linda Polka, School of Communication Disorders
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Published on: 12 May 2015
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