Linda Polka /newsroom/taxonomy/term/2163/all en Bilingual babies prefer baby talk - in any language /newsroom/channels/news/bilingual-babies-prefer-baby-talk-any-language-329965 <p>Babies prefer baby talk in any language, but particularly when it’s in a language they’re hearing at home, according to a new study including close to 700 babies on four continents. The research, which was published today in the journal <a href="https://psyarxiv.com/sqh9d/"><i>Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science</i></a> and included researchers from Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, showed that all babies respond more to infant-directed speech – baby talk –than they do to adult-directed speech.</p> Tue, 23 Mar 2021 22:01:26 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 257031 at /newsroom