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| Auditory Perception | 1 |
| Child Language | 1 |
| Language Acquisition | 1 |
| Language Patterns | 1 |
| Language Research | 1 |
| Perceptual Development | 1 |
| Phonemes | 1 |
| Phonology | 1 |
| Preschool Children | 1 |
| Speech | 1 |
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| Journal of Phonetics | 1 |
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Peer reviewedHiggs, Jo Ann Williamson; Hodson, Barbara Williams – Journal of Phonetics, 1978
Adults and 4-year-old children were tested to determine whether the children were able to decode sets of familiar minimal pairs as well as adults. They listened to words spoken in a normal voice and a whisper. Indications were that the 4-year-old's perceptual mastery of English phonology is not yet complete. (SW)
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Child Language, Language Acquisition, Language Patterns
