title: Three-month-olds' detection of alliteration in syllables.
abstract: Using an auditory-preference procedure we found that 3-month-olds listened significantly longer to alliterative CVCs than to non-alliterative CVCs. This finding demonstrates that 3-month-olds are sensitive to syllable onsets and is discussed in relation to early speech perception and similar results found with 9-month-olds [Jusczyk, P. W., Goodman, M. B., & Baumann, A. (1999). Nine-month-olds' attention to sound similarities in syllables. Journal of Memory & Language, 40, 62-82].
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, Washington Singer Laboratories, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QG, United Kingdom. rahayes@exeter.ac.uk
authors.forename: Rachel A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Hayes
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Slater
mesh_terms: D002663:Child Language; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007804:Language Development; D008297:Male; D013067:Speech Perception; D014706:Verbal Learning; D014825:Vocabulary