Early Language Learning

유아 언어학습 원리

How do children learn communication patterns
from the milliseconds of a fleeting moment to the months that follow?

In the field of developmental science, researchers have explored how young children acquire language patterns and how child-directed speech is structured to be easily comprehended.

However, how children connect various pieces of information in interactions (e.g., from syllables to speech) and learn increasingly complex communication patterns over time remains poorly understood.

This study proposes that three key research areas—statistical summarization (the way language patterns are simplified), neural processing hierarchies (the step-by-step way the brain processes information), and neural coupling (how the brains of children and adults interact)—play a crucial role in the process. In particular, researchers suggest that understanding how the brains and behaviors of children and adults are interconnected will be essential for understanding how children acquire progressively more complex communication patterns.

Reference

https://babylab.princeton.edu/sites/default/files/papers/PiazzaNenchevaLew-Williams2021.pdf