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ERIC Number: EJ1388823
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Sep
Pages: 12
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1363-755X
EISSN: EISSN-1467-7687
Music and Language in the Crib: Early Cross-Domain Effects of Experience on Categorical Perception of Prominence in Spoken Language
Langus, Alan; Boll-Avetisyan, Natalie; van Ommen, Sandrien; Nazzi, Thierry
Developmental Science, v26 n5 e13383 Sep 2023
Rhythm perception helps young infants find structure in both speech and music. However, it remains unknown whether categorical perception of suprasegmental linguistic rhythm signaled by a co-variation of multiple acoustic cues can be modulated by prior between- (music) and within-domain (language) experience. Here we tested 6-month-old German-learning infants' ability to have a categorical perception of lexical stress, a linguistic prominence signaled through the co-variation of pitch, intensity, and duration. By measuring infants' pupil size, we find that infants as a group fail to perceive co-variation of these acoustic cues as categorical. However, at an individual level, infants with above-average exposure to music and language at home succeeded. Our results suggest that early exposure to music and infant-directed language can boost the categorical perception of prominence.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Germany
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