Developmental Aspects of Cross-Language Speech Perception.

Werker, Janet F.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1981-Mar

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Developmental Aspects of Cross-Language Speech Perception.

Werker, Janet F.; And Others

Child Development, v52 n1 p349-55 Mar 1981

Addresses questions about infant perceptual ability and the possibility of its decline as a function of development in the absence of specific experience. Compares English-speaking adults, Hindi-speaking adults, and 7-month-old infants on their ability to discriminate two pairs of natural Hindi (non-English) speech contrasts. (Author/RH)

Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Auditory Discrimination, Child Language, Cognitive Development, Hindi, Infant Behavior, Language Research, Phonemes, Speech Skills

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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