[Edling] Singing to babies is vital to help them learn language, say scientists

[Francis M. Hult via Edling]

The Guardian

Singing to babies is vital to help them learn language, say scientists

According to scientists from the University of Cambridge, there’s more to
the earworm than infuriating parents across the English-speaking world –
they have found that singsong speech is crucial to helping babies learn
language.

The study concluded that infants learn languages from rhythmic information
– the rise and fall of tone – as seen in nursery rhymes or songs, such as
the ubiquitous alphabet song.

Full story:
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/dec/01/singing-to-babies-is-vital-to-help-them-understand-language-say-scientists
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