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Direct linkYeung, H. Henny; Chen, Ke Heng; Werker, Janet F. – Journal of Memory and Language, 2013
Previous studies have suggested that the perception of vowels and consonants changes from language-universal to language-specific between 6 and 12 months of age. This report suggests that language-specific perception emerges even earlier for lexical tones. Experiment 1 tested English-learners' perception of Cantonese tones, replicating declines in…
Descriptors: Native Language, Phonetics, Auditory Perception, Infants
