Function Word Segmentation
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Christina Bergmann
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Metalab
Abstract / Description
Standardized CAMA dataset based on: Bergmann, C. and Cristia, A. (2016), Development of infants' segmentation of words from native speech: a meta‐analytic approach. Dev Sci, 19: 901-917. https://doi.org/10.1111/desc.12341
Infants start learning words, the building blocks of language, at least by 6 months. To do so, they must be able to extract the phonological form of words from running speech. A rich literature has investigated this process, termed word segmentation. We addressed the fundamental question of how infants of different ages segment words from their native language using a meta‐analytic approach. Based on previous popular theoretical and experimental work, we expected infants to display familiarity preferences early on, with a switch to novelty preferences as infants become more proficient at processing and segmenting native speech. We also considered the possibility that this switch may occur at different points in time as a function of infants' native language and took into account the impact of various task‐ and stimulus‐related factors that might affect difficulty. The combined results from 168 experiments reporting on data gathered from 3774 infants revealed a persistent familiarity preference across all ages. There was no significant effect of additional factors, including native language and experiment design. Further analyses revealed no sign of selective data collection or reporting. We conclude that models of infant information processing that are frequently cited in this domain may not, in fact, apply in the case of segmenting words from native speech.
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2021-03-26
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PsychOpen CAMA
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Bergmann, C. (2021). Function Word Segmentation. PsychOpen CAMA. https://doi.org/10.23668/PSYCHARCHIVES.4738
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Christina Bergmann
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Other kind(s) of contributorMetalab
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PsychArchives acquisition timestamp2021-03-26T14:15:45Z
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Date of first publication2021-03-26
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Abstract / DescriptionStandardized CAMA dataset based on: Bergmann, C. and Cristia, A. (2016), Development of infants' segmentation of words from native speech: a meta‐analytic approach. Dev Sci, 19: 901-917. https://doi.org/10.1111/desc.12341en_US
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Abstract / DescriptionInfants start learning words, the building blocks of language, at least by 6 months. To do so, they must be able to extract the phonological form of words from running speech. A rich literature has investigated this process, termed word segmentation. We addressed the fundamental question of how infants of different ages segment words from their native language using a meta‐analytic approach. Based on previous popular theoretical and experimental work, we expected infants to display familiarity preferences early on, with a switch to novelty preferences as infants become more proficient at processing and segmenting native speech. We also considered the possibility that this switch may occur at different points in time as a function of infants' native language and took into account the impact of various task‐ and stimulus‐related factors that might affect difficulty. The combined results from 168 experiments reporting on data gathered from 3774 infants revealed a persistent familiarity preference across all ages. There was no significant effect of additional factors, including native language and experiment design. Further analyses revealed no sign of selective data collection or reporting. We conclude that models of infant information processing that are frequently cited in this domain may not, in fact, apply in the case of segmenting words from native speech.en_US
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Review statuspeerReviewed
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CitationBergmann, C. (2021). Function Word Segmentation. PsychOpen CAMA. https://doi.org/10.23668/PSYCHARCHIVES.4738en
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/4185
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.4738
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Language of contenteng
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PublisherPsychOpen CAMA
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Is referenced byhttps://doi.org/10.1111/desc.12341
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Is related tohttps://doi.org/10.1111/desc.12341
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleFunction Word Segmentationen_US
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