Why Is Infant-Directed Speech Preferred Over Adult Speech? k2babycare.com

Karen Smoots 6 months ago in Baby and Maternity

Infant-directed speech is a form of child-directed speech in which the speaker, usually a caretaker or parent, alters his or her own speech when talking to infants and young children. The altered speech features higher pitch and exaggerated intonation contours compared to normal adult conversation. This frequency modulation is believed to help babies learn by making it easier for them to distinguish phonetic contrasts that…