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重庆市九校联盟2019届高三上学期英语12月联合考试试卷
Throughout the world, parents talk differently to babies than they do to adults. With their young kids, parents use baby talks, featuring long pauses and a roller coaster of pitch（音高）changes.
While parents may feel a bit silly using baby talks, they shouldn't in fact. Babies not only prefer listening to them, but they also learn new words more easily from them. By highlighting the structure of speech, such as the differences between the vowels（元音）“a” and “o”, baby talks help babies translate sounds into meaningful units of language.
Actually, the timbre（音色）plays a role. The timbre of an instrument clearly affects how we experience music, but its role in language is less obvious. Looking into the timbre of baby talks, researchers made some surprising discoveries. In a new study published in Current Biology, researchers reported for the first time that mothers shifted their overall vocal timbre when speaking to their babies, as if they were changing their voice into a different instrument to address these unique little listeners.
In the Princeton Baby Lab, where researchers study how children learn, they recorded English-speaking mothers while they talked with their 7-to-12-month-old babies and while they spoke to an adult experimenter, and found that adult-directed and baby-directed speech had consistently different timbres.
Most surprising, in a second sample of non-English-speaking mothers, researchers found that this timbre shift was also highly consistent across nine diverse languages. This suggests these timbre shifts may represent a universal form of communication with babies.
Being able to identify baby talks across multiple languages could give us rich information about the amount and type of language children hear at preschool across different cultural environments. This could help researchers and educators predict and improve outcomes such as vocabulary and success at school.
Parents should feel self-conscious about their own baby talks: with them they're helping their baby learn.
This is a European Company which produces elevators all over the world. These two positions are based in their R&D center.
Please send your resume and cover letter to edison.shi@adecco.com
Chief Design engineer - Steel Structure Requirements: 1). University degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent is a must. Master's degree and especially a major in Structural Mechanics are preferred; 2). Having knowledge of elevator design or heavy machine design is preferred; 3). The candidates must be familiar with using FEM software and be familiar with using AutoCAD; 4). Good written and oral communication skills in English; 5). Systematic and self-motivated approach to work; 6). Ability to work independently and as a part of the team; highly motivated, passionate and initiative; 7). One year or above experience is preferred. |
Structural Analyst Requirements: 1). Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent is a must; 2). The candidates must have solid knowledge of the basic theories related to structural mechanics; 3). Elevator experience is not a must, understanding that the analysis results will be used to dimension elevator components; 4). Sound PC skills: Windows, Microsoft Office, etc; 5). Good language capability: fluent in both Chinese Mandarin and English (oral, reading and writing); 6). Two years or above experience are required; 7). Responsible person with good teamwork spirit; forward thinking and task driven, high degree of integrity. |
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