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...

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.”