Phonological development is sometimes seen as a process of learning sounds, or forming
phonological categories, and then combining sounds to build words, with the evidence …

Is it possible to learn something without being aware of it? How does emotion influence the
way we think? How can we improve our memory? Fundamentals of Cognition, third edition …

Early changes in infants' ability to perceive native and nonnative speech sound contrasts are
typically attributed to their developing knowledge of phonetic categories. We critically …

How do infants start learning their native language? This chapter reviews the conventional
understanding of this problem, illustrated by a review of the most important studies in this …

This paper quantifies the extent to which infants can perceive audio–visual congruence for
speech information and assesses whether this ability changes with native language …

The present study assessed LENA's suitability as a tool for monitoring future language
interventions by evaluating its reliability, construct validity, and criterion validity in infants …

In the first year of life, infants' speech perception becomes attuned to the sounds of their
native language. This process of early phonetic learning has traditionally been framed as …

Previous research revealing universal biases in infant vowel perception forms the basis of
the Natural Referent Vowel (NRV) framework (Polka & Bohn, 2011). To explore the …

The acquisition of a second language (L2) may be challenging in adulthood, as the
phonological system of the native language (L1) can sometimes limit the perception of …

Arabic and Hebrew belong to the Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic language family, and
thus, they are semantically and phonetically similar in many lexical aspects. This study …