英語熱詞：要不要說「兒語」？baby talk

（澳洲生活網訊）想必大家生活中都經常聽到大人對小孩子說「吃飯飯」、「拉臭臭」之類的兒語。英文稱之為baby talk。這類兒語究竟是好是壞？能不能說？來看看國外的研究吧。

Intonation is also very important to infants』 language development in the first months of life.

在嬰兒幾個月大的時候，語調對其語言發展非常重要。

Adults tend to speak to babies using a special type of register that we know as 『baby talk』 or 『motherese.』

成年人經常使用特殊的語調和寶寶說話，我們稱之為「兒語」或者「媽媽語」。

This typically involves a higher pitch than regular speech, with wide, exaggerated intonation changes.

兒語的典型特徵是比平時說話的音調更高，語調變化範圍更廣，更誇張。

Research has shown that babies prefer to listen to this exaggerated 『baby talk』 type of speech than typical adult-like speech: They pay more attention when a parent』s speech has a higher pitch and a wider pitch range compared to adult-like speech with less exaggerated pitch features.

研究人員發現，寶寶們更愛聽這類誇張的「兒語」講話，而不是典型的成人式講話。當與音調特色不那麼誇張的成人講話相比，父母說話時音調更高，音域更廣時，寶寶們更能集中注意。

Baby talk tends to be spoken at a slower rate, and key words often appear at the end of a phrase.

兒語通常速度更慢，關鍵詞經常出現在短語的結尾。

Some people consider baby talk to be incredibly annoying, and many believe it can even be harmful to a child』s development.

一些人覺得兒語非常惹人煩，還有不少人認為這甚至對孩子的發展有害。

But research has shown speaking slowly in a childish voice is in fact beneficial to children』s development.

但研究顯示，用兒語對孩子慢慢講話其實對孩子的發展很有好處。

Scientists claim it kick-starts their learning of language.

科學家認為，這能推動孩子的語言學習。

來源：網路