PSY BEH 11B Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Patricia K. Kuhl, Language Development, Vocal Folds
29 Nov 2015
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How do we learn what the words are in a language: semantic development. Sensitivity to english phonetic contrasts as function of age: evidence for a critical period. 12 weeks: cooing practice vocal cords and produce vowel-like sounds (experiments) 6 months: babbling practice of the sounds of a language (not recognizable sounds) but a combination of consonants and vowels: innate capacity to produce sounds/linguistic constructions deaf infants (not exposed to language) will babble. 12 months: understand and say some words. Important: time at which you are exposed to language (critical period: infants at various ages english phonetic contrast. 6 months of age: both american and japanese infants can discriminate between these phonemes (ra and la) 8-10 months of age (critical/sensitive period): exposure to these phonetic contrasts better/lose the ability to discriminate. Video: critical period for learning phonemes (patricia kuhl) Not only passively listening, but also social interaction.
