Word 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