Chapter 5. The role of prosody in early speech segmentation and word-referent mapping
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Maria Teixidó
Abstract
This chapter reviews electrophysiological studies on early word-form segmentation and word-referent mapping, with a focus on the role of prosody in these early abilities closely related to vocabulary acquisition. First, we will review event-related brain potential (ERP) studies on word segmentation showing the impact of lexical stress cues, infant-directed speech (IDS) properties and melodic information on word-form extraction. Then, we will review research on word-referent mapping, revealing the scarcity of ERP studies specifically exploring the contribution of prosody in this domain. Throughout the chapter we will emphasize how electrophysiological methods offer a more fine-grained perspective of the brain processes supporting segmentation and mapping abilities, often revealing infants’ sensitivities to auditory input before overt responses from behavioral methods can be obtained.
Abstract
This chapter reviews electrophysiological studies on early word-form segmentation and word-referent mapping, with a focus on the role of prosody in these early abilities closely related to vocabulary acquisition. First, we will review event-related brain potential (ERP) studies on word segmentation showing the impact of lexical stress cues, infant-directed speech (IDS) properties and melodic information on word-form extraction. Then, we will review research on word-referent mapping, revealing the scarcity of ERP studies specifically exploring the contribution of prosody in this domain. Throughout the chapter we will emphasize how electrophysiological methods offer a more fine-grained perspective of the brain processes supporting segmentation and mapping abilities, often revealing infants’ sensitivities to auditory input before overt responses from behavioral methods can be obtained.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Chapter 1. Introduction 1
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Part 1. Early sensitivity to prosody
- Chapter 2. Early perception of phrasal prosody and its role in syntactic and lexical acquisition 17
- Chapter 3. Early sensitivity and acquisition of prosodic patterns at the lexical level 37
- Chapter 4. The role of prosody in early word learning 59
- Chapter 5. The role of prosody in early speech segmentation and word-referent mapping 79
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Part 2. Learning to produce prosody
- Chapter 6. Set in time 103
- Chapter 7. Speech rhythm in development 125
- Chapter 8. Early development of intonation 145
- Chapter 9. Prosodic phonology in acquisition 165
- Chapter 10. The development of prosodic structure 185
- Chapter 11. Understanding the development of prosodic words 207
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Part 3. Moving to meaning: Prosody and pragmatic development
- Chapter 12. Early development of the prosody-meaning interface 227
- Chapter 13. Gradual development of focus prosody and affect prosody comprehension 247
- Chapter 14. Children’s development of internal state prosody 271
- Chapter 15. Get the focus right across languages 295
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Part 4. Prosody in bilingualism and in specific populations
- Chapter 16. Bilingual children’s prosodic development 317
- Chapter 17. Prosodic development in atypical populations 343
- Index 363
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Chapter 1. Introduction 1
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Part 1. Early sensitivity to prosody
- Chapter 2. Early perception of phrasal prosody and its role in syntactic and lexical acquisition 17
- Chapter 3. Early sensitivity and acquisition of prosodic patterns at the lexical level 37
- Chapter 4. The role of prosody in early word learning 59
- Chapter 5. The role of prosody in early speech segmentation and word-referent mapping 79
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Part 2. Learning to produce prosody
- Chapter 6. Set in time 103
- Chapter 7. Speech rhythm in development 125
- Chapter 8. Early development of intonation 145
- Chapter 9. Prosodic phonology in acquisition 165
- Chapter 10. The development of prosodic structure 185
- Chapter 11. Understanding the development of prosodic words 207
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Part 3. Moving to meaning: Prosody and pragmatic development
- Chapter 12. Early development of the prosody-meaning interface 227
- Chapter 13. Gradual development of focus prosody and affect prosody comprehension 247
- Chapter 14. Children’s development of internal state prosody 271
- Chapter 15. Get the focus right across languages 295
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Part 4. Prosody in bilingualism and in specific populations
- Chapter 16. Bilingual children’s prosodic development 317
- Chapter 17. Prosodic development in atypical populations 343
- Index 363