1998
Computation of Conditional Probability Statistics by 8-Month-Old Infants
Aslin R, Saffran J, Newport E. Computation of Conditional Probability Statistics by 8-Month-Old Infants. Psychological Science 1998, 9: 321-324. DOI: 10.1111/1467-9280.00063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransitional probabilitiesTrisyllabic nonsense wordsPowerful learning mechanismWord segmentation taskConditional probability statisticsNonsense wordsProsodic cuesSpeech syllablesTest wordsContinuous streamFluent speechWord boundariesSyllable pairsContinuous speechInfants' responsesLearning mechanismListening experienceLanguage corporaWordsOlder infantsSpeechSyllablesCorpusCuesPresent study
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
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
1993
Segmentation of Fluent Speech into Words: Learning Models and the Role of Maternal Input
Aslin R. Segmentation of Fluent Speech into Words: Learning Models and the Role of Maternal Input. NATO Science Series D: 1993, 305-315. DOI: 10.1007/978-94-015-8234-6_25.Peer-Reviewed Original Research