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Dolphin moms use baby talk to call to their young, recordings show (apnews.com)
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[–] lvxferre@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

This is just conjecture, but:

It's possible that it helps [proto-]language acquisition, but I feel like babytalk might also directly help the adult speaker. I'm saying that because plenty people use a babytalk-like register to address pets, that won't benefit from it.

Perhaps the usage of babytalk reduces the cognitive burden associated with changing your behaviour to a way that is suitable for the presence of children nearby?