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Peer reviewedDavis, Barbara L.; MacNeilage, Peter F. – Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 1995
This article evaluates the "Frames, then Content" hypothesis for speech acquisition, which sees babbling as a direct result of producing syllabic "frames" by rhythmic mandibular oscillation with little of the "content" seen under mandible-independent control. Analysis of 6,659 utterances of 6 normally developing…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Child Language, Developmental Stages, Infant Behavior
