Child-directed speech is the
A) ability of parents to understand their children's holographic speech.
B) unique way that parents (and others) talk to babies.
C) continual correcting of children's syntax by parents.
D) special way parents speak to each other in front of their children.

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Child-directed speech refers to the distinct way in which parents and caregivers talk to babies and young children. It is characterized by simplified vocabulary, repetition, and exaggerated intonation and pitch.

Child-Directed Speech Is the