The Bimodal Perception of Speech in Infancy.

Kuhl, Patricia K.; Meltzoff, Andrew N.

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Publication Date: 1982-Dec-1

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The Bimodal Perception of Speech in Infancy.

Kuhl, Patricia K.; Meltzoff, Andrew N.

Science, v218 n4577 p1138-40 Dec 10 1982

Indicates that 18- to 20-month-old infants can detect the correspondence between auditorially and visually perceived speech; that is, they manifest some of the components related to lip-reading phenomena in adults. This demonstration of the bimodal perception of speech in infancy has important implications for social, cognitive, and linguistic development. (Author/JN)

Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education, Infants, Language Acquisition, Language Research, Lipreading, Oral Language, Perception, Speech, Verbal Development

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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