Psycholinguists have a name for it : motherese, " the language addressed to small children and other incompetent listeners.
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Another possible origin of music is motherese, the vocal-gestural communication between adults ( usually mothers ) and infants.
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Motherese has two main functions : to strengthen bonding between mother and infant, and to help the infant to acquire language.
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A genetic explanation for the vocabulary of motherese would have to be biological and evolutionary; no such explanation has yet been found.
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Motherese, baby talk, and infant-directed speech are common words to describe the distinctive voice adults use when speaking to infants.
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This may explain why people will unknowingly raise the pitch of their voice when talking to newborns ( this voice change is called motherese ).
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An educational theory labels it " motherese, " the idea that children learn to talk best when others try to match their speech.
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When children begin to communicate with adults, this motherese speech allows the child the ability to discern the patterns in language and to experiment with language.
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Corrective feedback begins in early childhood with motherese, in which a parent or other caregiver provides subtle corrections of a young child's spoken errors.
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Although Motherese may have some purpose, Pinker said, " it's the wrong place to look to understand how children acquire language ."
