Early language experience modulates the tradeoff between acoustic-temporal and lexico-semantic cortical tracking of speech

Autor: Jose Pérez-Navarro, Anastasia Klimovich-Gray, Mikel Lizarazu, Giorgio Piazza, Nicola Molinaro, Marie Lallier
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: iScience, Vol 27, Iss 7, Pp 110247- (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2589-0042
DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.110247
Popis: Summary: Cortical tracking of speech is relevant for the development of speech perception skills. However, no study to date has explored whether and how cortical tracking of speech is shaped by accumulated language experience, the central question of this study. In 35 bilingual children (6-year-old) with considerably bigger experience in one language, we collected electroencephalography data while they listened to continuous speech in their two languages. Cortical tracking of speech was assessed at acoustic-temporal and lexico-semantic levels. Children showed more robust acoustic-temporal tracking in the least experienced language, and more sensitive cortical tracking of semantic information in the most experienced language. Additionally, and only for the most experienced language, acoustic-temporal tracking was specifically linked to phonological abilities, and lexico-semantic tracking to vocabulary knowledge. Our results indicate that accumulated linguistic experience is a relevant maturational factor for the cortical tracking of speech at different levels during early language acquisition.
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