2012
Perception of audio-visual speech synchrony in Spanish-speaking children with and without specific language impairment*
PONS F, ANDREU L, SANZ-TORRENT M, BUIL-LEGAZ L, LEWKOWICZ D. Perception of audio-visual speech synchrony in Spanish-speaking children with and without specific language impairment*. Journal Of Child Language 2012, 40: 687-700. PMID: 22874648, PMCID: PMC3954717, DOI: 10.1017/s0305000912000189.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpecific language impairmentSpanish-speaking childrenSpeech perceptionAudiovisual asynchronyLanguage impairmentAuditory speech perceptionVisual articulatory informationTypical language developmentEye-tracking studyVisual speechAuditory componentArticulatory informationLanguage developmentTemporal synchronySpeech attributesVisual componentsDifficulty of speechPerceptionAsynchronyVisual aspectsSpeechChildrenSynchronySpanishImpairment
2009
Narrowing of intersensory speech perception in infancy
Pons F, Lewkowicz D, Soto-Faraco S, Sebastián-Gallés N. Narrowing of intersensory speech perception in infancy. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2009, 106: 10598-10602. PMID: 19541648, PMCID: PMC2705579, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0904134106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerceptual narrowingNon-native phonetic contrastsNon-native languageMultisensory speechPerceptual inputPhonetic contrastsSpeech perceptionPerceptual systemAudiovisual correspondencesCognitive developmentLanguage domainsPhonological systemInfants' responsesMonths of ageDevelopmental processesAcquisitionConventional viewLanguageSpeechPerceptionMusicIncremental processFindingsStriking findingVocalizations