Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
4-25-2025
Keywords
communication, infancy, infant language development, language, language acquisition
Disciplines
Developmental Psychology
Abstract
Language is a very important component of what makes humans, humans. Without language, we would not be able to communicate thoughts, feelings, or ideas. Learning a native language starts at infancy and continues well into our adult lives. However, the beginning of learning a language at infancy might not be as simple as it seems. In adulthood, when hearing a foreign language it might be hard to figure out where one word stops and where another begins. Infants are doing the same thing, except on a much different scale.
Recommended Citation
Mahathantila, Sanjula and Santo, Jonathan B., "Building Blocks of Language: Speech Perception in Infants (Eimas et al., 1971)" (2025). Essays in Developmental Psychology. 33.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/edp/33