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Direct linkNicholas A. Smith; Christine A. Hammans; Timothy J. Vallier; Bob McMurray – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2024
Purpose: Talkers adapt their speech according to the demands of their listeners and the communicative context, enhancing the properties of the signal (pitch, intensity) and/or properties of the code (enhancement of phonemic contrasts). This study asked how mothers adapt their child-directed speech (CDS) in ways that might serve the immediate goals…
Descriptors: Child Language, Speech Communication, Acoustics, Phonetics
