Discernible Differences in the Babbling of Infants According to Target Language.

De Boysson-Bardies, Benedicte; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ295251

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Publication Date: 1984

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Discernible Differences in the Babbling of Infants According to Target Language.

De Boysson-Bardies, Benedicte; And Others

Journal of Child Language, v11 n1 p1-15 Feb 1984

Examines results of a study of samples of babbling production of 6, 8, and 10-month-old infants from French, Arabic, and Cantonese backgrounds. Various judges were asked to identify those infants from their own linguistics community, with the intention of supporting hypothesis of an early influence on babbling of metaphonological characteristics of the target language. (SL)

Descriptors: Arabic, Auditory Discrimination, Cantonese, Child Language, Comparative Analysis, French, Infants, Language Acquisition, Language Research, Multilingualism, Phonology, Speech Tests

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Language: English

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