The development of infants' preference for motherese

Infant Behavior and Development

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 477-488

  Cooper, Robin Panneton ^a   Abraham, Jane ^a   Berman, Sheryl ^a   Staska, Margaret ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Infant attention; Infant mother infant interaction; Infant directed speech; Motherese; Preference

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031256343     PISSN: 01636383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-6383(97)90037-0     Document Type: Article

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