Child Directed Speech Sign Video
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Speech used by parents or caregivers when communicating with young children or infants. In many Western societies, child-directed speech is slow and high-pitched and has many repetitions, simplified syntax, exaggerated intonation, and a simple and concrete vocabulary.
Source: Language Files, eleventh edition, edited by Vedrana Mihalicek and Christin Wilson
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