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Peer reviewedFernald, Anne; Simon, Thomas – Developmental Psychology, 1984
Examines the prosodic characteristics of "motherese" in the speech of 24 German mothers. Each subject was recorded while addressing (1) her three- to five-day-old baby, (2) the absent infant, as if present, and (3) the adult interviewer. Several hypotheses regarding short and long term effects of "motherese" are discussed.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intonation, Language Acquisition, Mothers
