2007
Statistical phonetic learning in infants: facilitation and feature generalization
Maye J, Weiss DJ, Aslin RN. Statistical phonetic learning in infants: facilitation and feature generalization. Developmental Science 2007, 11: 122-134. PMID: 18171374, DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2007.00653.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhonetic inputNon-native speech contrastsInfant speech perceptionSame phonetic featureSpeech contrastsPhonetic learningDifficult contrastsPhonetic contrastsSpeech perceptionPhonetic informationFeatural representationPhonetic featuresPhonetic systemNative languageBimodal statistical distributionForeign languageDiscrimination patternsInput languageListenersLanguageFeature generalizationProcess of enhancementStatistical accountDiscriminationWerker
2003
Phonological neighbourhoods in the developing lexicon
COADY J, ASLIN R. Phonological neighbourhoods in the developing lexicon. Journal Of Child Language 2003, 30: 441-469. PMID: 12846305, PMCID: PMC5524141, DOI: 10.1017/s0305000903005579.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChildChild LanguageChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansLinguisticsMalePhoneticsSemanticsVerbal BehaviorVerbal LearningVocabulary
1990
Preference for Infant‐directed Speech in the First Month after Birth
Cooper R, Aslin R. Preference for Infant‐directed Speech in the First Month after Birth. Child Development 1990, 61: 1584-1595. PMID: 2245748, DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.1990.tb02885.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfant-directed speechAD speechAdult-directed speechPrenatal auditory experienceYoung infantsID speechSpeech preferenceInfants' preferenceVisual stimuliSpeech processingAuditory experienceTask variablesExperiment 1Prosodic featuresPostnatal experienceSpeechBehavioral preferencesOlder infantsPreferencesExperienceInfantsFirst monthStimuliSignificant differencesPossible role