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Direct linkBosch, Laura; Sebastian-Galles, Nuria – Language and Speech, 2003
Behavioral studies have shown that while young infants can discriminate many different phonetic contrasts, a shift from a language-general to a language-specific pattern of discrimination is found during the second semester of life, beginning earlier for vowels than for consonants. This age-related decline in sensitivity to perceive non-native…
Descriptors: Vowels, Infants, Monolingualism, Bilingualism
