Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ602693
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1999
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The Beginnings of Word Segmentation in English-Learning Infants.
Jusczyk, Peter W.; Houston, Derek M.; Newsome, Mary
Cognitive Psychology, v39 n3/4 p159-207 Nov-Dec 1999
Explored English-learning infants' capacities to segment bisyllabic words from fluent speech in a series of 15 experiments. Findings suggest that English learners may rely heavily on stress cues when they begin to segment words from fluent speech, but within a few months, infants learn to integrate multiple sources of information about word boundaries. (SLD)
Descriptors: Child Language, English, Infants, Language Acquisition, Language Processing, Syllables, Word Recognition
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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