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Ferguson, Charles A. 1977. Baby talk as a simplified register. In Snow, Catherine E. and Charles A. Ferguson, eds. Talking to children: Language input and acquisition. Cambridge University Press. pp. 209–235.

Publication type

Article in book

Publication language

English

Keywords

baby talk | register

Annotation

In this discussion of the structure of baby talk, F. distinguishes simplifying processes, clarifying processes, expressive and identifying processes. The use of baby talk and its role in language acquisition are discussed.