LINGUISTIC EXPERIENCE ALTERS PHONETIC PERCEPTION IN INFANTS BY 6 MONTHS OF AGE

被引:1141
作者
KUHL, PK
WILLIAMS, KA
LACERDA, F
STEVENS, KN
LINDBLOM, B
机构
[1] UNIV STOCKHOLM,INST LINGUIST,S-10691 STOCKHOLM,SWEDEN
[2] MIT,ELECTR RES LAB,CAMBRIDGE,MA 02139
[3] UNIV TEXAS,DEPT LINGUIST,AUSTIN,TX 78712
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D O I
10.1126/science.1736364
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Linguistic experience affects phonetic perception. However, the critical period during which experience affects perception and the mechanism responsible for these effects are unknown. This study of 6-month-old infants from two countries, the United States and Sweden, shows that exposure to a specific language in the first half year of life alters infants' phonetic perception.
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页码:606 / 608
页数:3
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