Word learning and phonetic processing in preschool-age children

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 25-43

  Havy, Mélanie ^a   Bertoncini, Josiane ^a,b   Nazzi, Thierry ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Consonant vowel asymmetry; Gender differences; Language acquisition; Phonetic specificity; Preschooler development; Speech perception; Word learning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LEARNING; MALE; PHONETICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LEARNING; MALE; PHONETICS;

EID: 77957927394     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2010.08.002     Document Type: Article

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