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Comparative Study
. 1992 Jan 31;255(5044):606-8.
doi: 10.1126/science.1736364.

Linguistic experience alters phonetic perception in infants by 6 months of age

P K Kuhl  1 , K A Williams, F Lacerda, K N Stevens, B Lindblom
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Comparative Study

Linguistic experience alters phonetic perception in infants by 6 months of age

P K Kuhl et al. Science. .

Abstract

Linguistic experience affects phonetic perception. However, the critical period during which experience affects perception and the mechanism responsible for these effects are unknown. This study of 6-month-old infants from two countries, the United States and Sweden, shows that exposure to a specific language in the first half year of life alters infants' phonetic perception.

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