谁说这种语言? 在单语和双语婴儿中评估早期的面部语言关联
Laia Marcet1, Joan Birulés2, Laura Bosch1
1Department of Cognition, Development and Educational Psychology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Frontiers in psychology
|May 30, 2024
概括
婴儿最初会形成面部语言的联系,但这些联系是脆弱的. 4-10个月的双语和单语婴儿显示出发展偏好,但在更苛刻的任务中扎.
科学领域:
- 发展心理学 发展心理学
- 语言学的语言学.
- 认知科学 认知科学
背景情况:
- 早期的语言接触塑造了婴儿的感知.
- 了解面部语言关联对于双语环境中的语言学习至关重要.
- 婴儿区分语言的能力是在生命的第一年内发展出来的.
研究的目的:
- 调查单语和双语婴儿如何形成面部语言关联.
- 为了确定这些协会在生命的第一年中的强度.
- 检查语言背景对面部语言协会发展的影响.
主要方法:
- 使用眼睛追踪偏好外观范式,对156名婴儿 (4,6个月和10个月) 进行了观察.
- 婴儿与西班牙语和加泰罗尼亚语说话者熟悉.
- 测试评估了初级 (沉默试验) 和强大的 (语言试验) 面部语言关联.
主要成果:
- 婴儿表现出基于年龄的语言偏好,从熟悉转向新奇.
- 四个月大的孩子更喜欢母语/主导语言的使用者;十个月大的孩子更喜欢非母语/非主导语言的使用者.
- 在更苛刻的任务中,婴儿并不总是将说话者的面孔与语言相匹配.
结论:
- 单语和双语婴儿在一岁之前都形成了主要的面部语言联系.
- 这些协会很脆弱,在任务需求增加的情况下无法持续维护.
- 需要进一步的研究来了解对双语语言发展的长期影响.
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