Abstract
Children's early word production is influenced by the statistical frequency of speech sounds and combinations. Three experiments asked whether this production effect can be explained by a perceptual learning mechanism that is sensitive to word-token frequency and/or variability. Four-year-olds were exposed to nonwords that were either frequent (presented 10 times) or infrequent (presented once). When the frequent nonwords were spoken by the same talker, children showed no significant effect of perceptual frequency on production. When the frequent nonwords were spoken by different talkers, children produced them with fewer errors and shorter latencies. The results implicate token variability in perceptual learning.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 372-377 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Cognition |
| Volume | 111 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 2009 |
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Keywords
- Language acquisition
- Perceptual learning
- Phonotactic probabilities
- Speech development
- Talker variability
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Linguistics and Language
- Cognitive Neuroscience
- Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
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Statistical frequency in perception affects children's lexical production. / Richtsmeier, Peter T.; Gerken, Louann; Goffman, Lisa; Hogan, Tiffany.
In: Cognition, Vol. 111, No. 3, 06.2009, p. 372-377.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AU - Richtsmeier, Peter T.
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AU - Goffman, Lisa
AU - Hogan, Tiffany
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N2 - Children's early word production is influenced by the statistical frequency of speech sounds and combinations. Three experiments asked whether this production effect can be explained by a perceptual learning mechanism that is sensitive to word-token frequency and/or variability. Four-year-olds were exposed to nonwords that were either frequent (presented 10 times) or infrequent (presented once). When the frequent nonwords were spoken by the same talker, children showed no significant effect of perceptual frequency on production. When the frequent nonwords were spoken by different talkers, children produced them with fewer errors and shorter latencies. The results implicate token variability in perceptual learning.
AB - Children's early word production is influenced by the statistical frequency of speech sounds and combinations. Three experiments asked whether this production effect can be explained by a perceptual learning mechanism that is sensitive to word-token frequency and/or variability. Four-year-olds were exposed to nonwords that were either frequent (presented 10 times) or infrequent (presented once). When the frequent nonwords were spoken by the same talker, children showed no significant effect of perceptual frequency on production. When the frequent nonwords were spoken by different talkers, children produced them with fewer errors and shorter latencies. The results implicate token variability in perceptual learning.
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KW - Perceptual learning
KW - Phonotactic probabilities
KW - Speech development
KW - Talker variability
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