A systematic review and Bayesian meta-analysis of the acoustic features of infant-directed speech
When speaking to infants, adults often produce speech that differs systematically from that
directed to other adults. To quantify the acoustic properties of this speech style across a wide …
directed to other adults. To quantify the acoustic properties of this speech style across a wide …
Language learning, socioeconomic status, and child‐directed speech
Young children's language experiences and language outcomes are highly variable.
Research in recent decades has focused on understanding the extent to which family …
Research in recent decades has focused on understanding the extent to which family …
What artificial neural networks can tell us about human language acquisition
Rapid progress in machine learning for natural language processing has the potential to
transform debates about how humans learn language. However, the learning environments …
transform debates about how humans learn language. However, the learning environments …
Language learning as language use: A cross-linguistic model of child language development.
While usage-based approaches to language development enjoy considerable support from
computational studies, there have been few attempts to answer a key computational …
computational studies, there have been few attempts to answer a key computational …
The ontogeny of the cortical language network
MA Skeide, AD Friederici - Nature reviews neuroscience, 2016 - nature.com
Abstract Language-processing functions follow heterogeneous developmental trajectories.
The human embryo can already distinguish vowels in utero, but grammatical complexity is …
The human embryo can already distinguish vowels in utero, but grammatical complexity is …
[CARTE][B] Child language acquisition: Contrasting theoretical approaches
B Ambridge, EVM Lieven - 2011 - books.google.com
Is children's language acquisition based on innate linguistic structures or built from cognitive
and communicative skills? This book summarises the major theoretical debates in all of the …
and communicative skills? This book summarises the major theoretical debates in all of the …
Beyond babytalk: Re-evaluating the nature and content of speech input to preverbal infants
M Soderstrom - Developmental Review, 2007 - Elsevier
Infant-directed maternal speech is an important component of infants' linguistic input.
However, speech from other speakers and speech directed to others constitute a large …
However, speech from other speakers and speech directed to others constitute a large …
Linguistic structure and meaning organize neural oscillations into a content-specific hierarchy
Neural oscillations track linguistic information during speech comprehension (Ding et al.,
2016; Keitel et al., 2018), and are known to be modulated by acoustic landmarks and …
2016; Keitel et al., 2018), and are known to be modulated by acoustic landmarks and …
Musical rhythm discrimination explains individual differences in grammar skills in children
This study considered a relation between rhythm perception skills and individual differences
in phonological awareness and grammar abilities, which are two language skills crucial for …
in phonological awareness and grammar abilities, which are two language skills crucial for …
The role of multiword building blocks in explaining L1–L2 differences
Why are children better language learners than adults despite being worse at a range of
other cognitive tasks? Here, we explore the role of multiword sequences in explaining L1 …
other cognitive tasks? Here, we explore the role of multiword sequences in explaining L1 …