Segmentation problems, rhythmic solutions

A Cutler - Lingua, 1994 - Elsevier
The lexicon contains discrete entries, which must be located in speech input in order for
speech to be understood; but the continuity of speech signals means that lexical access from …

From temporal processing to developmental language disorders: Mind the gap

A Protopapas - … Transactions of the Royal Society B …, 2014 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The 'rapid temporal processing'and the 'temporal sampling framework'hypotheses have
been proposed to account for the deficits in language and literacy development seen in …

Individual differences in the onset of tense marking: A growth-curve analysis

PA Hadley, JK Holt - 2006 - ASHA
The purpose of this study was to explore individual differences in children's tense onset
growth trajectories and to determine whether any within-or between-child predictors could …

Poor readers' ability to detect speech rhythm and perceive rapid speech

C Wood, C Terrell - British Journal of Developmental …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
Recent research indicates that the rhythmic properties of speech may indicate to the infant
listener where word boundaries are most likely to occur. However, rhythmic awareness is …

The acquisition of speech rhythm by bilingual Spanish-and English-speaking 4-and 5-year-old children

F Bunta, D Ingram - 2007 - ASHA
Purpose In this study, the authors investigated speech rhythm acquisition by bilingual
Spanish–English-speaking children, comparing their performance with functionally …