Features of Filipino infant directed speech (IDS) and maternal input

• Main Authors: Rillo, Richard M., Tonio, Jimmylen Z., Lucas, Rochelle Irene G.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2019
• Subjects: Filipino language—Acquisition; Children—Philippines > Language; Mother and infant
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/2092
• Institution: De La Salle University

When talking to infants, adults, especially mothers, espouse a particular type of speech known as Infant-directed Speech (IDS) or “babytalk” or “babytalking”, which contains a set of specialized speech with simplified grammatical construction; more repetitive; and more grammatical than adult-directe...