Better Processing of Consonantal Over Vocalic Information in Word Learning at 16 Months of Age
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16782878 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mélanie Havy (0000-0003-4778-479X, Délégation Paris 5, corresponding author), Thierry Nazzi (0000-0002-4378-3661, Délégation Paris 5) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 439-456 |
| Publication date | 2009-07-08 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Infancy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1525-0008 • E-ISSN: 1532-7078 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/15250000902996532 |
| PMID | 32693448 |
| OpenAlex | W2127436665 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 30 |
| References cited | 30 |
Previous research using the name‐based categorization task has shown that 20‐month‐old infants can simultaneously learn 2 words that only differ by 1 consonantal feature but fail to do so when the words only differ by 1 vocalic feature. This asymmetry was taken as evidence for the proposal that consonants are more important than vowels at the lexical level. This study explores this consonant‐vowel asymmetry in 16‐month‐old infants, using an interactive word learning task. It shows that the pattern of the 16‐month‐olds is the same as that of the 20‐month‐olds. Infants succeeded with 1‐feature consonantal contrasts (either place or voicing) but were at chance level with 1‐feature vocalic contrasts (either place or height). These results thus contribute to a growing body of evidence establishing, from early infancy to adulthood, that consonants and vowels have different roles in lexical acquisition and processing
Age of Acquisition · Categorization · Cognition · Consonant · Linguistics · Voice · Vowel · Language Development and Disorders · Phonetics and Phonology Research · Psychology · Reading and Literacy Development
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| Unique citing works | 30 |
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| Citations per year | 1,76 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2024 (16) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 28 |