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[Zuzana Ondráčková]

Dear Info-CHILDES,

I would like to ask if  "baby word" exists as a specifically defined 
linguistic term in English or American linguistics. In Slovak linguistics we 
work with such a term; it is clearly defined and divided into several 
categories. But I have not found a "definition" or classification of it 
(when compared to terms, for example, babytalk or child-directed speech) in 
English or American literature I have read so far.
Thanks,
Zuzana

Dr. Zuzana Ondráčková
University of Žilina
Slovakia
E-mail: zuzana.ondrackova at fpv.utc.sk