Language acquisition: when does the learning begin?
Language acquisition is quite sophisticated by four months of age. Two cues that babies use to discriminate their language from another are the stress patterns of words and visual cues inherent in language production.
Hespos
Susan J
SJ
Dept. of Psychology, Northwestern University, 2029 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208-2710, USA. hespos@northwestern.edu
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