The what and when of universal perception: A review of early speech sound acquisition
The young universal listener is an established concept in psycholinguistics. However, it is
unclear what abilities universal perception entails and at what age it exists. This article aims …
unclear what abilities universal perception entails and at what age it exists. This article aims …
Infants' reliance on rhythm to distinguish languages: A critical review
This article reviews empirical methods and findings on early language discrimination,
questioning rhythm‐class based hypotheses on language discrimination in infancy, as well …
questioning rhythm‐class based hypotheses on language discrimination in infancy, as well …
[PDF][PDF] Voice Onset Time of Mankiyali Language: An Acoustic Analysis.
ABSTRACT The endangered Indo-Aryan language Mankiyali, spoken in northern Pakistan,
lacks linguistic documentation and necessitates research. This study explores the Voice …
lacks linguistic documentation and necessitates research. This study explores the Voice …
Neural correlates of lexical-tone and vowel-quality processing in 6-and 9-month-old German-learning infants and adults
We examined the neurophysiological underpinnings of lexical-tone and vowel-quality
perception in learners of a non-tonal language. We tested 25 6-and 25 9-month-old German …
perception in learners of a non-tonal language. We tested 25 6-and 25 9-month-old German …
Early influence of language experience in non-native speech perception: Discrimination of three-way Thai stop contrasts by Korean and Japanese infants
M Nam, N Yamane, HK Hwang, C Onsuwan… - Infant Behavior and …, 2025 - Elsevier
Young infants' remarkable ability to discriminate non-native phoneme contrasts played a
critical role in sha** the tenets of the perceptual narrowing hypothesis: early on, infants …
critical role in sha** the tenets of the perceptual narrowing hypothesis: early on, infants …
[HTML][HTML] Perceptual sensitivity to vowel quality and vowel length in the first year of life
The perceptual attunement to native vowel categories has been reported to occur at 6
months of age. However, some languages contrast vowels both in quality and in length, and …
months of age. However, some languages contrast vowels both in quality and in length, and …
Early sensitivity to prosodic phrase boundary cues: Behavioral evidence from German-learning infants
C Wellmann - 2023 - publishup.uni-potsdam.de
This dissertation seeks to shed light on the relation of phrasal prosody and developmental
speech perception in German-learning infants. Three independent empirical studies explore …
speech perception in German-learning infants. Three independent empirical studies explore …
Accessing the Gray Area Between Phonetics and Phonology: the Development of Vowel Length as a Subphonemic Cue
A Fergus - 2021 - scholarworks.wm.edu
Previous research has shown that speakers of English use vowel length as a subphonemic
cue to the voicing of a following obstruent. Countless studies have demonstrated adults' …
cue to the voicing of a following obstruent. Countless studies have demonstrated adults' …
Patterns of perceptual reorganization in infancy: decline, maintenance, and u shaped development
A Götz - 2021 - publishup.uni-potsdam.de
Previous behavioral studies showed that perceptual changes in infancy can be observed in
multiple patterns, namely decline (eg, Mattock et al., 2008; Yeung et al., 2013), maintenance …
multiple patterns, namely decline (eg, Mattock et al., 2008; Yeung et al., 2013), maintenance …