Child language development expert here.
No. The answer is absolutely not.
So-called baby talk is culturally specific.
Developing language is not.
#linguistics
Megan Figueroa
Did language evolve because of baby talk?
The way that human adults talk to young children is unique among primates, a recent study found. That might be one secret to our species’ grasp of language.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/s...
