babytalk


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Noun1.babytalk - an adult's imitation of the speech of a young childbabytalk - an adult's imitation of the speech of a young child
baby talk, motherese
non-standard speech - speech that differs from the usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community
2.babytalk - the developing speech of a young childbabytalk - the developing speech of a young child
baby talk
non-standard speech - speech that differs from the usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community
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In un contesto cristiano nessun fallimento potrebbe essere piu tragico." Inoltre occorre ricordare che in Babytalk in Dante's "Commedia", Hollander (1980), attinge alia teoria di Francesco De Sanctis, riportata anche da Luigi Russo (1961: 72): secondo questa teoria, attraverso i personaggi del suo poema Dante racconta se stesso.
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