Prosodic competence as the missing component of reading processes across languages: Theory, evidence and future research
Referring to the “vital parts” of speech that do not appear in print, EB Huey (1908/1968)
described prosody in reading as “the rise and fall of pitch and inflection, the hurrying here …
described prosody in reading as “the rise and fall of pitch and inflection, the hurrying here …
Newborns are sensitive to multiple cues for word segmentation in continuous speech
Before infants can learn words, they must identify those words in continuous speech. Yet, the
speech signal lacks obvious boundary markers, which poses a potential problem for …
speech signal lacks obvious boundary markers, which poses a potential problem for …
Phrasal prosody constrains syntactic analysis in toddlers
This study examined whether phrasal prosody can impact toddlers' syntactic analysis.
French noun-verb homophones were used to create locally ambiguous test sentences (eg …
French noun-verb homophones were used to create locally ambiguous test sentences (eg …
Prosody and function words cue the acquisition of word meanings in 18-month-old infants
Language acquisition presents a formidable task for infants, for whom word learning is a
crucial yet challenging step. Syntax (the rules for combining words into sentences) has been …
crucial yet challenging step. Syntax (the rules for combining words into sentences) has been …
[HTML][HTML] Executive functions and prosodic abilities in children with high-functioning autism
Little is known about the relationship between prosodic abilities and executive function
skills. As deficits in executive functions (EFs) and prosodic impairments are characteristics of …
skills. As deficits in executive functions (EFs) and prosodic impairments are characteristics of …
Ambiguous function words do not prevent 18-month-olds from building accurate syntactic category expectations: An ERP study
To comprehend language, listeners need to encode the relationship between words within
sentences. This entails categorizing words into their appropriate word classes. Function …
sentences. This entails categorizing words into their appropriate word classes. Function …
Toddlers exploit referential and syntactic cues to flexibly adapt their interpretation of novel verb meanings
A de Carvalho, I Dautriche, AC Fiévet… - Journal of Experimental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Because linguistic communication is often noisy and uncertain, adults flexibly rely on
different information sources during sentence processing. We tested whether toddlers …
different information sources during sentence processing. We tested whether toddlers …
[PDF][PDF] Bootstrapping the syntactic bootstrapper
In 1985, Laudau & Gleitman first outlined the syntactic bootstrapping hypothesis, in their
book Language and Experience–Evidence from a blind child, followed in 1990 by Lila …
book Language and Experience–Evidence from a blind child, followed in 1990 by Lila …
[图书][B] Grammar: A linguists' guide for language teachers
Traditionally, there has been a disconnect between theoretical linguistics and pedagogical
teacher training. This book seeks to bridge that gap. Using engaging examples from a wide …
teacher training. This book seeks to bridge that gap. Using engaging examples from a wide …
[HTML][HTML] Children's early bilingualism and musical training influence prosodic discrimination of sentences in an unknown language
A Stepanov, M Pavlič, P Stateva… - The Journal of the …, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
This study investigated whether early bilingualism and early musical training positively
influence the ability to discriminate between prosodic patterns corresponding to different …
influence the ability to discriminate between prosodic patterns corresponding to different …