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| Journal of Child Language | 1 |
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| MacKain, Kristine S. | 1 |
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Peer reviewedMacKain, Kristine S. – Journal of Child Language, 1982
Argues that knowing how infants process speech is a prerequisite to any definition of linguistic experience and therefore, the discrimination paradigm does not provide a test for the effect of experience on infants' speech discrimination. Outlines conditions to be met in order to conclude an effect of experience. (EKN)
Descriptors: Auditory Discrimination, Auditory Perception, Child Language, Infants
