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 Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science and included researchers from McGill University, 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, McGill Infant Speech Perception Lab, Language learning
Published on: 24 Mar 2021

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Classified as: continuing studies, Fall programs, Language learning
Published on: 24 Sep 2012
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