Brain mechanisms of acoustic communication in humans and nonhuman primates: an evolutionary perspective
Any account of “what is special about the human brain”(Passingham 2008) must specify the
neural basis of our unique ability to produce speech and delineate how these remarkable …
neural basis of our unique ability to produce speech and delineate how these remarkable …
Language development in the first year of life: What deaf children might be missing before cochlear implantation
Objectives: Language development is a multifaceted, dynamic process involving the
discovery of complex patterns, and the refinement of native language competencies in the …
discovery of complex patterns, and the refinement of native language competencies in the …
[PDF][PDF] Early Language Development: Needs, provision, and intervention for preschool children from socio-economically disadvantage backgrounds
J Law, J Charlton, J Dockrell… - London: Education …, 2017 - yhphnetwork.co.uk
Executive summary This review has been commissioned by the Education Endowment
Foundation and Public Health England to identify priorities for improving practice in the …
Foundation and Public Health England to identify priorities for improving practice in the …
Intersubjectivity and the emergence of words
Intersubjectivity refers to two non-verbal intersubjective relations infants experience during
their first year that are precursors to the emergence of words. Trevarthen, a pioneer in the …
their first year that are precursors to the emergence of words. Trevarthen, a pioneer in the …
Learning how to learn from social feedback: The origins of early vocal development
SL Elmlinger, JA Schwade, L Vollmer… - Developmental …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Infants' prelinguistic vocalizations reliably organize vocal turn‐taking with social partners,
creating opportunities for learning to produce the sound patterns of the ambient language …
creating opportunities for learning to produce the sound patterns of the ambient language …
Babbling development as seen in canonical babbling ratios: A naturalistic evaluation of all-day recordings
CC Lee, Y Jhang, G Relyea, L Chen… - Infant Behavior and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Canonical babbling (CB) is critical in forming foundations for speech. Research has shown
that the emergence of CB precedes first words, predicts language outcomes, and is delayed …
that the emergence of CB precedes first words, predicts language outcomes, and is delayed …
The origin of protoconversation: An examination of caregiver responses to cry and speech-like vocalizations
Turn-taking is a universal and fundamental feature of human vocal communication. Through
protoconversation, caregivers play a key role for infants in helping them learn the turn-taking …
protoconversation, caregivers play a key role for infants in helping them learn the turn-taking …
Social and endogenous infant vocalizations
Research on infant vocal development has provided notable insights into vocal interaction
with caregivers, elucidating growth in foundations for language through parental elicitation …
with caregivers, elucidating growth in foundations for language through parental elicitation …
Curious learners: How infants' motivation to learn shapes and is shaped by infants' interactions with the social world
K Begus, V Southgate - Active learning from infancy to childhood: Social …, 2018 - Springer
Most theories of infant social learning focus on how infants learn whatever and whenever
the adults decide to teach them. While infants are well equipped to learn from adults, recent …
the adults decide to teach them. While infants are well equipped to learn from adults, recent …
Multiple coordination patterns in infant and adult vocalizations
The study of vocal coordination between infants and adults has led to important insights into
the development of social, cognitive, emotional, and linguistic abilities. We used an …
the development of social, cognitive, emotional, and linguistic abilities. We used an …