Features of Infant Sounds: The Emergence of Cooing.

Starke, Rachel E.

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Publication Date: 1978

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Features of Infant Sounds: The Emergence of Cooing.

Starke, Rachel E.

Journal of Child Language, v5 n3 p379-90 Oct 1978, Oct78

Vocalizations of two female infants, recorded over a five-week period after the first emergence of cooing were studied. It was found that the features of the more primitive sound types regrouped themselves in comfort sounds. The implications for theories of prespeech development are discussed. (EJS)

Descriptors: Child Language, Infant Behavior, Infants, Language Acquisition, Language Research, Phonetic Analysis, Psycholinguistics, Verbal Development

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Language: English

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