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BABY TALK [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-05-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Psychology (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- infantile speech
1, record 1, English, infantile%20speech
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- baby talk 1, record 1, English, baby%20talk
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Speech in which many words are omitted and many sound substitutions occur. 1, record 1, English, - infantile%20speech
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- langage enfantin
1, record 1, French, langage%20enfantin
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1994-10-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- baby-talk
1, record 2, English, baby%2Dtalk
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- baby talk 2, record 2, English, baby%20talk
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
["Care-giver language"] is the unique language that most adults use when they speak to young children: it takes the form of baby-talk when the children are very young.... In baby-talk, the earliest version of care-giver language, it is not just the choice of words that is different-even the sounds are changed and repeated.... 1, record 2, English, - baby%2Dtalk
Record 2, Key term(s)
- babytalk
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- langage bébé
1, record 2, French, langage%20b%C3%A9b%C3%A9
proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Façon de s'adresser à un jeune enfant en imitant son langage. 1, record 2, French, - langage%20b%C3%A9b%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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