Re: language
On Jul 9, 2006, at 1:41 PM, Carrol Cox wrote:
Incidentally, I vaguely remember reading someplace lately that
there is a rationale (which I forget now) for using baby-talk to infants.
Well, they do seem to respond to it. I read of some research showing
that adults generally raise their voice an octave when talking to an
infant, and than infants prefer higher-pitched voices. It doesn’t
come easily to me, I tell ya.
Doug