Language Acquisition: When Does the Learning Begin?

Susan J. Hespos

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2007.06.032

Language Acquisition: When Does the Learning Begin?

Susan J. Hespos^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Psychology

Research output: Contribution to journal › Short survey › peer-review

1 Scopus citations

Abstract

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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	R628-R630
Journal	Current Biology
Volume	17
Issue number	16
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2007.06.032
State	Published - Aug 21 2007

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Access to Document

10.1016/j.cub.2007.06.032

Cite this

@article{fddcc7605154490ba2c7ccc07d1b7bf7,

title = "Language Acquisition: When Does the Learning Begin?",

abstract = "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.",

author = "Hespos, {Susan J.}",

year = "2007",

month = aug,

day = "21",

doi = "10.1016/j.cub.2007.06.032",

language = "English (US)",

volume = "17",

pages = "R628--R630",

journal = "Current Biology",

issn = "0960-9822",

publisher = "Cell Press",

number = "16",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Language Acquisition

T2 - When Does the Learning Begin?

AU - Hespos, Susan J.

PY - 2007/8/21

Y1 - 2007/8/21

N2 - 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.

AB - 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.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=34547856648&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=34547856648&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1016/j.cub.2007.06.032

DO - 10.1016/j.cub.2007.06.032

M3 - Short survey

C2 - 17714647

AN - SCOPUS:34547856648

SN - 0960-9822

VL - 17

SP - R628-R630

JO - Current Biology

JF - Current Biology

IS - 16

ER -

Language Acquisition: When Does the Learning Begin?

Abstract

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this