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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Nilima Marshall

Speaking to babies in sing-song speech ‘helps them learn language’

Parents should speak to babies in sing-song speech to help them learn language, experts have said.

Scientists from the University of Cambridge have found that infants learn languages from rhythmic information – the rise and fall of tone – as seen in nursery rhymes or songs.

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