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ERIC Number: EJ1351323
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Nov
Pages: 26
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0305-0009
EISSN: EISSN-1469-7602
Toddlers Raised in Multi-Dialectal Families Learn Words Better in Accented Speech than Those Raised in Monodialectal Families
Kartushina, Natalia; Rosslund, Audun; Mayor, Julien
Journal of Child Language, v49 n6 p1093-1118 Nov 2022
Multi-accent environments offer rich but inconsistent language input, as words are produced differently across accents. The current study examined, in two experiments, whether multi-accent variability affects infants' ability to LEARN WORDS and whether toddlers' prior experience with accents modulates learning. In Experiment 1, two-and-a-half-year-old Norwegian toddlers were exposed, in their kindergarten, twice per day for one week, to a child-friendly audiovisual tablet-based e-book containing four novel pseudowords. Half of the toddlers heard the story in three Norwegian accents, whereas the other half heard it in one Norwegian accent. The results revealed no differences between conditions, suggesting that multi-accent variability did not hinder toddlers' word learning. In experiment 2, two-and-a-half-year-old Norwegian toddlers were exposed, in their homes, for one week, to the e-book featuring three Norwegian accents. The results revealed overall better learning in toddlers raised in bi-dialectal households, as compared to mono-dialectal peers -- suggesting that accent exposure benefits learning in multi-accent environments.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Norway
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