Infants begin learning the phonological structure of their native language remarkably early
and use this information to extract word-sized chunks from the speech signal. While …

Abstract Models of second language (L2) speech learning are designed to account for
phonological acquisition in the L2. Both the Perceptual Assimilation Model of L2 speech …

There are obvious differences between recognizing faces and recognizing spoken words or
phonemes that might suggest development of each capability requires different skills …

We report the findings of a multi‐language and multi‐lab investigation of young infants'
ability to discriminate lexical tones as a function of their native language, age and language …

To become language users, infants must embrace the integrality of speech perception and
production. That they do so, and quite rapidly, is implied by the native-language attunement …

The relationship between speech perception and production is central to understanding
language processing, yet remains under debate, particularly in early development. Recent …

To construct their first lexicon, infants must determine the relationship between native
phonological variation and the meanings of words. This process is arguably more complex …

Attunement to the native language (L1), or languages, has a profound effect on the
perception of speech segments (or phones). Infants' attunement to the L1 has clear benefits …

Pitch variation is pervasive in speech, regardless of the language to which infants are
exposed. Lexical tone is influenced by general sensitivity to pitch. We examined whether the …

In the current study, we examined the developmental course of the perception of non‐native
tonal contrast. We tested 4, 6 and 12‐month‐old Dutch infants on their discrimination of …