María José Peñaherrera-Vélez

Characterising caregivers’ contingent responses: Short, slow, and clear speech facilitates infant turn-taking

Bidirectional temporal contingency in infant-caregiver interaction is believed to be instrumental in shaping the development of turn-taking and speech. Likewise, caregivers are known to modulate their voices in a distinctive register when speaking to infants. Yet, less is known a...