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EntityQ797886· pop 23· linked from 389 articles

Also known as caretaker speech, infant-directed speech, IDS, child-directed speech, CDS, motherese, parentese

usually delivered with a "cooing" pattern of intonation different from that of normal adult speech: high in pitch, with many glissando variations that are more pronounced than those of normal speech

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