Which of the Following Statements About Infant- Directed Talk Is

question 18

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about infant- directed talk is true?

• A)Infant-directed talk is used in all cultures.
• B)Infant-directed talk is only used by mothers.
• C)American mothers tend to use more extreme infant- directed talk than do mothers in other cultures.
• D)Infant-directed talk applies only to spoken languages; sign language by deaf mothers does not have any characteristics of infant-directed talk.
• E)All of the statements about infant-directed talk are true.

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