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ERIC Number: EJ380580
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Cross-Language Speech Perception: Initial Capabilities and Developmental Change.
Werker, Janet F.; Lalonde, Chris E.
Developmental Psychology, v24 n5 p672-83 Sep 1988
A series of experiments indicated that by 1 year of age, infants' perceptual categories correspond to linguistically significant categories. Developmental change between 6 and 12 months shows that perceptual abilities of the 1-year-old are not arbitrary, do not reflect all the discriminatory capabilities of the infant, and are similar to phonemic categories used by adults. (RH)
Descriptors: Adults, Auditory Perception, Discrimination Learning, Individual Development, Infants, Phonemes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Developmental Patterns; English Speaking; Hindi Speaking