New neuroscience research upends traditional theories of early language learning in babies
https://www.psypost.org/new-neuroscience-research-upends-traditional-theories-of-early-language-learning-in-babies/
"The study underscores the importance of parents talking and singing to their babies, using rhythmic speech patterns such as those found in nursery rhymes. This could significantly influence language outcomes, as rhythmic information serves as a framework for adding phonetic information.
“We believe that speech rhythm information is the hidden glue underpinning the development of a well-functioning language system,” said Goswami. “Infants can use rhythmic information like a scaffold or skeleton to add phonetic information on to. For example, they might learn that the rhythm pattern of English words is typically strong-weak, as in ‘daddy’ or ‘mummy,’ with the stress on the first syllable. They can use this rhythm pattern to guess where one word ends and another begins when listening to natural speech.”
“Parents should talk and sing to their babies as much as possible or use infant directed speech like nursery rhymes because it will make a difference to language outcome,” she added.
While this study offers valuable insights into infant language development, it’s important to recognize its limitations. The research focused on a specific demographic – full-term infants without developmental disorders, mainly from a monolingual English-speaking environment. Future research could look into how infants from different linguistic and cultural backgrounds, or those with developmental challenges, process speech.
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"The study underscores the importance of parents talking and singing to their babies, using rhythmic speech patterns such as those found in nursery rhymes. This could significantly influence language outcomes, as rhythmic information serves as a framework for adding phonetic information.
“We believe that speech rhythm information is the hidden glue underpinning the development of a well-functioning language system,” said Goswami. “Infants can use rhythmic information like a scaffold or skeleton to add phonetic information on to. For example, they might learn that the rhythm pattern of English words is typically strong-weak, as in ‘daddy’ or ‘mummy,’ with the stress on the first syllable. They can use this rhythm pattern to guess where one word ends and another begins when listening to natural speech.”
“Parents should talk and sing to their babies as much as possible or use infant directed speech like nursery rhymes because it will make a difference to language outcome,” she added.
While this study offers valuable insights into infant language development, it’s important to recognize its limitations. The research focused on a specific demographic – full-term infants without developmental disorders, mainly from a monolingual English-speaking environment. Future research could look into how infants from different linguistic and cultural backgrounds, or those with developmental challenges, process speech.
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