Visual language discrimination in infancy |
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| Authors: | Weikum Whitney M Vouloumanos Athena Navarra Jordi Soto-Faraco Salvador Sebastián-Gallés Núria Werker Janet F |
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| Institution: | University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada. whitney@psych.ubc.ca |
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| Abstract: | This study shows that 4- and 6-month-old infants can discriminate languages (English from French) just from viewing silently presented articulations. By the age of 8 months, only bilingual (French-English) infants succeed at this task. These findings reveal a surprisingly early preparedness for visual language discrimination and highlight infants' selectivity for retaining only necessary perceptual sensitivities. |
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