Browsing Theses and Dissertations (MU) by Thesis Advisor "Smith, Nicholas A."
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Individual variability in maternal infant-directed speech
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)Infant-directed speech (IDS) is a universal, distinctive way in which adults speak to infants. IDS is characterized by a higher and more variable voice pitch, slower rate of speech, shorter utterances, more repetition, ...