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Native and cross-language speech sounds: some perceptual processes.

¹Concordia University, Department of Psychology, Montreal, Québec, Canada.

Perceptual and Motor Skills

|August 1, 1991

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This study reveals that speech perception processing in children evolves with age, shifting from basic detection to more complex linguistic analysis. Different cognitive strategies emerge during development, with potential differences observed between genders.

Area of Science:

Developmental Psychology
Linguistics
Auditory Perception

Background:

Debate exists on whether adult speech processing is primarily nonlinguistic or linguistic.
Hypotheses suggest infants use detector-like processes, with reorganizations by age four.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the developmental trajectory of speech perception in children.
To differentiate between nonlinguistic and linguistic processing in adults.
To test age-specific hypotheses of speech processing in children.

Main Methods:

A developmental approach was employed.
Children aged 4 to 18 years discriminated native and foreign speech contrasts.
Adult speech processing was analyzed along nonlinguistic versus linguistic lines.

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Main Results:

Adult speech processing hypotheses were confirmed.
Speech perception processes clearly differ across age groups.
More complex processes emerge between 6 and 10 years.
Potential gender-based strategy differences were noted.

Conclusions:

Speech perception undergoes significant developmental changes.
A multiplicity of processes may operate concurrently with age.
Further research is needed to explore gender-specific strategies and developmental nuances.