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On learning to speak.

M Studdert-Kennedy

    Human Neurobiology
    |January 1, 1983
    PubMed
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    Infants learn language by imitating sound patterns, not by identifying linguistic elements. A specialized left-hemisphere mechanism develops in the first six months to support this imitation process.

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    Area of Science:

    • Cognitive Science
    • Developmental Psychology
    • Linguistics

    Background:

    • Language acquisition relies on a large lexicon formed by combining basic linguistic elements.
    • Speech production involves rapid articulation of elements (consonants, vowels), creating complex acoustic signals.
    • Infants initially focus on imitating sound patterns rather than segmenting speech into elements.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the mechanism by which infants imitate speech sounds.
    • To explore the role of perceptuo-motor systems in early language learning.
    • To understand how infants extract linguistic structure from acoustic input.

    Main Methods:

    • Review of studies on "lipreading" in adults and infants.
    • Analysis of imitation mediated by amodal representations.

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  • Examination of perceptuo-motor mechanisms in the infant brain.

    • Main Results:

    • Infant speech imitation is facilitated by an amodal representation linked to articulation dynamics.
    • A specialized left-hemisphere perceptuo-motor mechanism for this representation develops within six months.
    • This mechanism enables infants to learn recurrent acoustic and articulatory patterns.

    Conclusions:

    • Early language learning in infants is driven by imitation of sound patterns.
    • Development of a specialized left-hemisphere mechanism is crucial for processing articulatory dynamics.
    • Infants leverage this mechanism to discern the underlying structure of language from auditory input.