A Crosslinguistic Investigation of Vowel Formants in Babbling.

De Boysson-Bardie, Benedicte; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ385555

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Publication Date: 1989

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A Crosslinguistic Investigation of Vowel Formants in Babbling.

De Boysson-Bardie, Benedicte; And Others

Journal of Child Language, v16 n1 p1-17 Feb 1989

Cross-cultural investigation of the influence of target-language in infant babbling analyzed 1047 vowels produced by 10-month-olds (N=20) from French, English, Cantonese, and Arabic language backgrounds. Results revealed differences among infants across language backgrounds, with the differences paralleling those found in adult speech in the corresponding languages. (Author/CB)

Descriptors: Arabic, Cantonese, Child Language, Comparative Analysis, Discourse Analysis, Distinctive Features (Language), English, French, Infants, Language Acquisition, Language Patterns, Oral Language, Uncommonly Taught Languages, Vowels

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Language: English

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