This study examines correlations between the prosody of infant-directed speech (IDS) and
children's vocabulary size. We collected longitudinal speech data and vocabulary …

This study examines (1) whether infant-directed speech (IDS) facilitates children's word
learning compared to adult-directed speech (ADS); and (2) the link between the prosody of …

What factors influence children's understanding of language in both typical and atypical
development? In this article, I summarize findings from the Longitudinal Study of Early …

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Han A cross-linguistic investigation of Dutch and Mandarin Chinese infant-directed speech The …

Our main objective was to analyze the role of imageability in relation to the age of
acquisition (AoA) of nouns and verbs in Spanish-speaking children with Down syndrome …

Children have an early ability to learn and comprehend words, a skill that develops as they
age. A critical question remains regarding what drives this development. Maturation-based …

Language input in childhood and literacy (and/or schooling) have been described as two
key experiences impacting phonological processing. In this study, we assess phonological …

Previous research on infant-directed speech (IDS) and its role in infants' language
development has largely focused on mothers, with fathers being investigated scarcely. Here …

The current study's aim was to investigate how Latino toddlers' bilingual language
development relates to their caregivers' bilingual language use (ie, input) and cultural …

Maternal depression and anxiety are potential risk factors to children's language
environments and development. Though existing work has examined relations between …