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Language in the infant's mind

J Mehler1, A Christophe

  • 1LSCP, CNRS-EHESS, Paris, France.

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences
|October 29, 1994
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Infants learn language by focusing on larger sound patterns like prosody early on. This helps them develop adult-like language processing skills.

Area of Science:

  • Developmental linguistics
  • Cognitive science
  • Infant studies

Background:

  • Early language acquisition is complex.
  • Infants process auditory information differently than adults.
  • The role of prosody in infant language learning is under investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review recent findings on the importance of prosody in early language acquisition.
  • To propose a framework for how prosodic structures facilitate learning of adult language processing routines.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of recent studies on infant language acquisition.
  • Analysis of theoretical models of auditory processing in infants.
  • Synthesis of evidence linking prosodic cue use to language development.

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Main Results:

  • Prosodic properties, such as rhythm and intonation, are significant for infants.
  • Infants utilize molar (holistic) properties of speech for learning.
  • Early attention to prosody aids in acquiring complex linguistic structures.

Conclusions:

  • The infant's ability to perceive and process prosody is crucial for language development.
  • Learning language processing routines is facilitated by the early specification of prosodic structures.
  • This approach supports a bottom-up learning mechanism driven by acoustic properties of speech.