Use of Infant-Directed Speech

question 269

Multiple Choice

Use of infant-directed speech

• A)is less common in cultures outside the West.
• B)leads to slower development of language than the style of language typically spoken with adults.
• C)involves speaking in a lower than normal tone and using less repetition than in normal speech.
• D)has been shown to be less interesting to babies than normal speech; a reason why many parents do not use this type of "baby talk."

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