Baby talk isn't just cute—it could play a vital role in helping infants learn the sounds of their language, new research from ...

When we read, it's very easy for us to tell individual words apart: In written language, spaces are used to separate words from one another. But this is not the case with spoken language – speech is a ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Even moderate background noise can affect how infants learn language at an early and crucial time of their development, according to new research from Purdue University. "This ...

A new study coming from researchers with the Society for Research in Child Development found parents' smartphone usage could impact an infant's language development. The study was completed with a ...

Infant language development encompasses a remarkable period in which the foundations for later language processing and comprehension are established. During this phase, infants exhibit a high degree ...

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WASHINGTON — The next time you interact with a baby, pay close attention to your speech. Research shows a little exaggeration and a bit of repetition can have a big impact on language development. A ...

It is so exciting when your newborn begins making little baby noises. Every coo gets chronicled. Every giggle seems like a gift. I remember when Killian started babbling, making those first precious ...

"Young children are ideal subjects because they are just starting to speak," says Amanda Seidl, who studies how children learn the grammatical and phonological structure of language in Purdue's Infant ...

Infants born during the pandemic produced significantly fewer vocalizations and had less verbal back-and-forth with their caretakers compared to those born before COVID, according to independent ...