Bilingualism Modulates Infants’ Selective Attention to the Mouth of a Talking Face
Pons F, Bosch L, Lewkowicz D. Bilingualism Modulates Infants’ Selective Attention to the Mouth of a Talking Face. Psychological Science 2015, 26: 490-498. PMID: 25767208, PMCID: PMC4398611, DOI: 10.1177/0956797614568320.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBilingual infantsNonnative speechSelective attentionSpeech cuesAudiovisual speech cuesGreater perceptual salienceMonolingual infantsAudiovisual speechPerceptual salienceTalking faceBilingual inputBilingual environmentSocial interactionInfant's needsSpeechCuesPattern of responseAcquisition processAdaptive processLanguageAttentionEarly ageMonolingualsBilingualsFace