In the first year of life, infants' utterances change from high-intensity crying to low-intensity acoustic sound strings, acoustically labelling the first word. This transition implies: (1) decoding of phonetic sounds, (2) encoding of phonetic sounds, and (3) a unique linking of an articulated sound to a specific object. Comparative, ontogenetic, and phylogenetic aspects are considered for multilevel selective pressures. © 2006 Cambridge University Press

LENTI BOERO, D., Bottoni, L. (2006). From crying to words: Unique or multilevel selective pressures?. BEHAVIORAL AND BRAIN SCIENCES, 29(3), 292-293 [10.1017/S0140525X06369063].

From crying to words: Unique or multilevel selective pressures?

BOTTONI, LUCIANA
2006

Abstract

In the first year of life, infants' utterances change from high-intensity crying to low-intensity acoustic sound strings, acoustically labelling the first word. This transition implies: (1) decoding of phonetic sounds, (2) encoding of phonetic sounds, and (3) a unique linking of an articulated sound to a specific object. Comparative, ontogenetic, and phylogenetic aspects are considered for multilevel selective pressures. © 2006 Cambridge University Press
Articolo in rivista - Articolo scientifico
development; evolution; infancy; juvenility; language; life history; modularity; speech
English
2006
29
3
292
293
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LENTI BOERO, D., Bottoni, L. (2006). From crying to words: Unique or multilevel selective pressures?. BEHAVIORAL AND BRAIN SCIENCES, 29(3), 292-293 [10.1017/S0140525X06369063].
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