Results: Baby Talk (Or The Closest You May Come To It)
Published on 07/19/2019
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1.
1.
Wheh you encounter a pre-verbal infant, do you speak to him or her in nonsense syllable gibberish, such as "goo goo ga ga"?
Yes, often as I can
7%
147 votes
Yes, at least sometimes
18%
412 votes
Once did; no longer do.
7%
168 votes
Don't now; may start!
2%
48 votes
No
54%
1215 votes
May or may not, but i rarely or never have opportunity.
12%
266 votes
2.
2.
Do you think the gibberish speakers or the infants hearng them get more out of such nonsense talk?
The infants
7%
165 votes
The gibberish speakers
18%
407 votes
Both about equally
20%
459 votes
Neither?
26%
579 votes
Beats me!
29%
646 votes
3.
3.
Do you think it's better to speak to pre-verbal babies in actual language in order to hasten their fluency in the same tongue in which you communicate?
Yes
39%
877 votes
Yes in the main, but a ilttle gibberish doesn't hurt!, yes?
28%
636 votes
No
16%
360 votes
Undecided/No opinion/Never thought or don't care to think about it
17%
383 votes
4.
4.
Do you think infants have a secret language among themselves that the rest of us can't understand?
Yes
23%
520 votes
No, that's crazy talk!
42%
954 votes
Unsure
35%
782 votes
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