Statistical learning of speech sounds is most robust during the period of perceptual attunement.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2017.05.013
Abstract: Although statistical learning has been shown to be a domain-general mechanism, its constraints, such as its interactions with perceptual development, are less well understood and discussed. This study is among the first to investigate the… read more here.
Keywords: speech sounds; distributional learning; statistical learning; learning speech ... See more keywords
Individual and Developmental Differences in Distributional Learning.
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DOI: 10.1044/2018_lshss-stlt1-17-0134
Abstract: Purpose This study examined whether children and adults with developmental language disorder (DLD) could use distributional information in an artificial language to learn about grammatical category membership similarly to their typically developing (TD) peers and… read more here.
Keywords: distributional information; individual developmental; differences distributional; distributional learning ... See more keywords
Naturalistic speech supports distributional learning across contexts
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2123230119
Abstract: Significance Languages differ in the speech sounds they use, and humans need to learn which sounds their language uses. This learning starts early. By age 1, infants have already tuned into their language(s): their ability… read more here.
Keywords: speech supports; speech; supports distributional; language ... See more keywords