2007
Statistical phonetic learning in infants: facilitation and feature generalization
Maye J, Weiss DJ, Aslin RN. Statistical phonetic learning in infants: facilitation and feature generalization. Developmental Science 2007, 11: 122-134. PMID: 18171374, DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2007.00653.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhonetic inputNon-native speech contrastsInfant speech perceptionSame phonetic featureSpeech contrastsPhonetic learningDifficult contrastsPhonetic contrastsSpeech perceptionPhonetic informationFeatural representationPhonetic featuresPhonetic systemNative languageBimodal statistical distributionForeign languageDiscrimination patternsInput languageListenersLanguageFeature generalizationProcess of enhancementStatistical accountDiscriminationWerker
1982
Some effects of laboratory training on identification and discrimination of voicing contrasts in stop consonants
Pisoni D, Aslin R, Perey A, Hennessy B. Some effects of laboratory training on identification and discrimination of voicing contrasts in stop consonants. Journal Of Experimental Psychology Human Perception & Performance 1982, 8: 297-314. PMID: 6461723, PMCID: PMC3495319, DOI: 10.1037/0096-1523.8.2.297.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStop consonantsEarly linguistic experienceVoice onset timePerceptual categoriesPerceptual abilitiesPerceptual mechanismsPerceptual testsLinguistic experienceMonolingual speakersTraining procedureConsonantsTraining techniquesPerceptionLaboratory trainingNovel contrastDiscrimination functionVoicelessEnglishDiscriminationOnset timePresent articleSimple laboratory techniqueSpeakersMost subjectsConsistent labeling
1981
Discrimination of voice onset time by human infants: new findings and implications for the effects of early experience.
Aslin R, Pisoni D, Hennessy B, Perey A. Discrimination of voice onset time by human infants: new findings and implications for the effects of early experience. Child Development 1981, 52: 1135-45. PMID: 7318516, PMCID: PMC3499965, DOI: 10.2307/1129499.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAuditory ThresholdConditioning, OperantDiscrimination LearningHumansInfantPhoneticsPsychology, ChildSpeech Discrimination TestsSpeech Perception