All over the world adults use baby talk with young children, changing their speech a little. Most of the languages that people have studied have lots of vowels, like English, with a, e, i, o, u, ai, ei, au, and more. Warlpiri has only three vowels: a, i, u. Do Warlpiri adults change their vowelsContinue reading “Warlpiri baby talk helps children learn words: our new study”
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A new study of Warlpiri language shows how ‘baby talk’ helps little kids learn to speak
By Rikke Bundgaard-Nielsen, Carmel O’Shannessy, Alice Nelson, Jessie Bartlett, Vanessa Davis Re-printed from The Conversation, June 27, 2023: https://theconversation.com/a-new-study-of-warlpiri-language-shows-how-baby-talk-helps-little-kids-learn-to-speak-207835 Parents and other caregivers typically modify their speech when they talk to babies and young children. They use simple sentences and special words, like “nana” for banana. They also speak slowly, use a higher pitch, and exaggerate theContinue reading “A new study of Warlpiri language shows how ‘baby talk’ helps little kids learn to speak”
Warlpiri baby talk helps children learn words: our new study
All over the world adults use baby talk with young children, changing their speech a little. Warlpiri researcher Alice Nelson Napurrurla says: “When we are sitting and talking with the little ones, we must always use their words … like when we say ‘mangarri‘ (food), ‘miyi‘ (vegetable food), they say ‘nyanya‘ (food). Or when weContinue reading “Warlpiri baby talk helps children learn words: our new study”
Health professionals and educators participate in Little Kids Learning Languages workshop
Health professionals and educators participated in the Little Kids learning Languages workshop and launch of the Little Kids’ Word List. We discussed what we’ve done so far, some things we’ve learned, and plans for what to do next.
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