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