A longitudinal investigation of the acoustic properties of infant-directed speech from 6 to 18 months
Audun Rosslund,
Julien Mayor,
Roger Mundry
et al.
Abstract:Caregivers often modulate their speech when interacting with infants, adapting a register that has been suggested to have attentional, affective, and didactic purposes. The present preregistered study examined the longitudinal trajectories of a diverse range of acoustic features of infant-directed speech (IDS), and compared these to adult-directed speech (ADS), in Norwegian parents of 6–18- month-old infants. Sixty-nine families participated. Throughout five lab visits across one year, par- ents were recorded … Show more
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