Assessing the Role of Experience on Infants' Speech Discrimination.

MacKain, Kristine S.

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ERIC Number: EJ272834

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Publication Date: 1982-Oct

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Assessing the Role of Experience on Infants' Speech Discrimination.

MacKain, Kristine S.

Journal of Child Language, v9 n3 p527-42 Oct 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, Language Acquisition, Language Patterns, Language Research, Phonemics

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers

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Language: English

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