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Phonetic accommodation in non‑native directed speech supports L2 word learning and pronunciation
(NATURE, 2023)
This study assessed whether Non-native Directed Speech (NNDS) facilitates second language (L2) learning, specifically L2 word learning and production. Spanish participants (N = 50) learned novel English words, presented ...
Impaired neural entrainment to low frequency amplitude modulations in English-speaking children with dyslexia or dyslexia and DLD
(ELSEVIER, 2023)
Neural synchronization to amplitude-modulated noise at three frequencies (2 Hz, 5 Hz, 8 Hz) thought to be important for syllable perception was investigated in English-speaking school-aged children. The theoretically-important ...
Seeing a talking face matters: Infants' segmentation of continuous auditory-visual speech
(WILEY, 2023)
Visual speech cues from a speaker's talking face aid speech
segmentation in adults, but despite the importance of
speech segmentation in language acquisition, little is known
about the possible influence of visual speech ...
Seeing a Talking Face Matters: Gaze Behavior and the Auditory–Visual Speech Benefit in Adults’ Cortical Tracking of Infant-directed Speech
(MIT PRESS, 2023)
In face-to-face conversations, listeners gather visual speech information from a speaker's talking face that enhances their perception of the incoming auditory speech signal. This auditory-visual (AV) speech benefit is ...
Effects of maternal depression on maternal responsiveness and infants’ expressive language abilities
(PLOS, 2023)
High levels of maternal responsiveness are associated with healthy cognitive and emotional
development in infants. However, depression and anxiety can negatively impact individual
mothers’ responsiveness levels and ...
Bilingual Infants Readily Orient to Novel Visual Stimuli
(APA, 2023)
Bilingualism has been shown to modify infants’ responses in a range of domains. In particular, early bilingual experience is associated with greater flexibility and openness in infant perception and learning. In this study, ...
Everyday language input and production in 1001 children from 6 continents
(PNAS, 2023)
Language is a universal human ability, acquired readily by young children, who otherwise struggle with many basics of survival. And yet, language ability is variable across individuals. Naturalistic and experimental ...