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<div><font face="Courier New" size="-4" color="#800000">I have been
told that motherese in German-speaking mothers is less</font></div>
<div><font face="Courier New" size="-4" color="#000000">sing-songy,
less pronounced in terms of stress patterns etc. compared to English
or French, say. Could German-speaking child language researchers
confirm or otherwise please.</font></div>
<div><font face="Courier New" size="-4" color="#800000">PLEASE SEND
YOUR RESPONSE TO</font><font face="Courier New" size="-4"
color="#0000CC"><u> m.elsabbagh@ich.ucl.ac.uk</u></font><font
face="Courier New" size="-4" color="#000000"> </font><font
face="Courier New" size="-4" color="#800000"> since I am abroad and
getting onto a very antiquated system that may</font></div>
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color="#000000">crash</font><font face="Courier New" size="-4"
color="#800000"> if too many responses!</font></div>
<div><font face="Courier New" size="-4" color="#800000">Many
thanks</font></div>
<div><font face="Courier New" size="-4" color="#800000">Annette
Karmiloff-Smith</font></div>
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