Acoustic determinants of infant preference for motherese speech

Infant Behavior and Development

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1987, Pages 279-293

  Fernald, Anne ^a   Kuhl, Patricia ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

auditory development; fundamental frequency; infant auditory preference; intonation; language input; motherese

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947195856     PISSN: 01636383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0163-6383(87)90017-8     Document Type: Article

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