2006
Consonant‐vowel place linkages in the babbling of 6‐, 9‐ and 12‐month‐old learners of French, English, and Mandarin
Giulivi S, Whalen D, Goldstein L, Levitt A. Consonant‐vowel place linkages in the babbling of 6‐, 9‐ and 12‐month‐old learners of French, English, and Mandarin. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2006, 119: 3421-3421. DOI: 10.1121/1.4786842.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBack vowelsLearners of FrenchMandarin-learning infantsArticulation of consonantsLanguage acquisitionMid vowelsEnglish learningFrench learningLabial consonantsLanguage masteryCV syllablesVowelsLanguageBabblingConsonantsModerate supportVelarsSyllablesEnglishResults cast doubtMandarinLearnersAccountsFrenchMonths of age
1991
Intonational differences between the reduplicative babbling of French- and English-learning infants*
Whalen D, Levitt A, Wang Q. Intonational differences between the reduplicative babbling of French- and English-learning infants*. Journal Of Child Language 1991, 18: 501-516. PMID: 1761611, DOI: 10.1017/s0305000900011223.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntonational differencesEnglish-learning infantsEnglish learningFrench learningPrelinguistic babblingTarget languageFalling intonationLanguage environmentReduplicated babblingF0 patternsLanguage groupsEnglish childrenFrench childrenLanguageUtterancesExpert listenersBabblingPerceptual assessmentFundamental frequencyIntonationSyllablesListenersFall categoriesFrenchCategories