Acoustic regularities in infant-directed speech and song across cultures
C. B. Hilton, C. J. Moser, M. Bertolo, H. Lee-Rubin, D. Amir, C. M. Bainbridge, J. Simson, D. Knox, L. Glowacki, E. Alemu, A. Galbarczyk, G. Jasienska, C. Ross, M. B. Neff, A. Martin, , S. A. Mehr
The paper shows that infant-directed speech and song across cultures share consistent acoustic features that can be reliably classified and are perceptible to listeners.
bioRxiv · Apr 9, 2020Animal Behavior & Cognition