Navigating accent variability: 24-month-olds recognize known words spoken in an unfamiliar accent but require additional support to learn new words

IF 1.9 3区心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL

Infant Behavior & Development Pub Date : 2024-05-30 DOI:10.1016/j.infbeh.2024.101962

Alexander LaTourrette , Cynthia Blanco , Naz Deniz Atik , Sandra R. Waxman

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Abstract

As infants learn their native languages, they must also learn to contend with variability across speakers of those languages. Here, we examine 24-month-olds’ ability to process speech in an unfamiliar accent. We demonstrate that 24-month-olds successfully identify the referents of known words in unfamiliar-accented speech but cannot use known words alone to infer new word meanings. However, when the novel word occurs in a supportive referential context, with the target referent visually available, 24-month-olds successfully learn new word-referent mappings. Thus, 24-month-olds recognize and learn words in unfamiliar accents, but unfamiliar-accented speech may pose challenges for more sophisticated language processing strategies.

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驾驭口音变异：24 个月大的幼儿能识别以陌生口音说出的已知单词，但学习新单词时需要额外的支持。

在婴儿学习母语的过程中，他们还必须学会应对不同语言使用者之间的差异。在此，我们研究了 24 个月大的婴儿处理陌生口音语音的能力。我们的研究表明，24 个月大的幼儿能成功识别陌生口音语音中已知单词的所指，但却不能单独使用已知单词来推断新单词的含义。然而，当新词出现在支持性的指代语境中，目标指代可以直观地看到时，24 个月大的幼儿就能成功地学习新词-指代映射。因此，24 个月大的幼儿能识别和学习陌生口音的单词，但陌生口音的语音可能会对更复杂的语言处理策略构成挑战。

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Infant Behavior & Development PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL-

CiteScore

4.10

自引率

4.80%

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期刊介绍： Infant Behavior & Development publishes empirical (fundamental and clinical), theoretical, methodological and review papers. Brief reports dealing with behavioral development during infancy (up to 3 years) will also be considered. Papers of an inter- and multidisciplinary nature, for example neuroscience, non-linear dynamics and modelling approaches, are particularly encouraged. Areas covered by the journal include cognitive development, emotional development, perception, perception-action coupling, motor development and socialisation.