2017
Distributional learning of subcategories in an artificial grammar: Category generalization and subcategory restrictions
Reeder PA, Newport EL, Aslin RN. Distributional learning of subcategories in an artificial grammar: Category generalization and subcategory restrictions. Journal Of Memory And Language 2017, 97: 17-29. PMID: 29456288, PMCID: PMC5810951, DOI: 10.1016/j.jml.2017.07.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDistributional cuesCategory acquisitionComplex linguistic structuresDistributional informationDistributional learning mechanismBody of workLanguage acquisitionLinguistic structureLexical itemsDistributional learningSyntactic contextArtificial grammarLearnersAcquisitionGrammarCategory generalizationLearning mechanismContextWorkLearningCuesResearchersRecent interest
2016
Methodology for high-yield acquisition of functional near-infrared spectroscopy data from alert, upright infants
Goodwin JR, Cannaday AE, Palmeri HG, Di Costanzo A, Emberson LL, Aslin RN, Berger AJ. Methodology for high-yield acquisition of functional near-infrared spectroscopy data from alert, upright infants. Neurophotonics 2016, 3: 031415-031415. PMID: 27493980, PMCID: PMC4963382, DOI: 10.1117/1.nph.3.3.031415.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAttention of infantsVisual cortex activationData rejection criteriaCognitive scienceBasic research goalCortex activationGood optical contactVisual stimulation paradigmInfant dataStimulation paradigmVisual stimulation protocolAcquisitionTime courseInfantsSpectroscopy researchResearch goalParadigmAdultsAttentionResearchHemodynamic dataConformityResearchers
2005
Thirty Years of Research on Infant Speech Perception: The Legacy of Peter W. Jusczyk
Gerken L, Aslin R. Thirty Years of Research on Infant Speech Perception: The Legacy of Peter W. Jusczyk. Language Learning And Development 2005, 1: 5-21. DOI: 10.1207/s15473341lld0101_3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1997
Incidental Language Learning: Listening (and Learning) Out of the Corner of Your Ear
Saffran J, Newport E, Aslin R, Tunick R, Barrueco S. Incidental Language Learning: Listening (and Learning) Out of the Corner of Your Ear. Psychological Science 1997, 8: 101-105. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.1997.tb00690.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLanguage-learning taskStatistical learning mechanismsFirst-grade childrenLanguage acquisitionArtificial languageCover taskWord boundariesOnly cueWord segmentationContinuous speechTransitional probabilitiesLearning mechanismLanguageChildrenTaskAdultsComputer illustrationsSyllablesCuesSpeechWordsCrucial componentAcquisitionSubjectsIllustration
1996
Statistical Learning by 8-Month-Old Infants
Saffran J, Aslin R, Newport E. Statistical Learning by 8-Month-Old Infants. Science 1996, 274: 1926-1928. PMID: 8943209, DOI: 10.1126/science.274.5294.1926.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLanguage acquisitionStatistical learningExperience-independent mechanismsSegmentation of wordsExperience-dependent mechanismsLanguage inputWord segmentationFluent speechMost theoristsOlder infantsSpeechLearningLearnersWordsAcquisitionTheoristsPowerful mechanismPresent studyTaskFundamental taskInfantsTypes of mechanismsWord Segmentation: The Role of Distributional Cues
Saffran J, Newport E, Aslin R. Word Segmentation: The Role of Distributional Cues. Journal Of Memory And Language 1996, 35: 606-621. DOI: 10.1006/jmla.1996.0032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDistributional cuesWord boundariesProsodic cuesWord segmentationTransitional probabilitiesContinuous speech streamFirst taskLanguage learnersLanguage acquisitionArtificial languageLanguage inputSpeech streamOnly cueCuesLanguageLearnersLearning problemWordsRelative strengthSyllablesTaskBoundariesAdultsSoundAcquisition