The association between statistical learning and language development during childhood: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT: The statistical account of language acquisition asserts that language is learned through computations on the statistical regularities present in natural languages. This type of account can predict variability in language development measures as arising from individual differences in extracting this statistical information. Given that statistical learning has been attested across different domains and modalities, a central question is which modality is more tightly yoked with language skills. The results of a scoping review, which aimed for the first time at identifying the evidence of the association between statistical learning skills and language outcomes in typically developing infants and children, provide preliminary support for the statistical learning account of language acquisition

SUBMITTER: Abreu R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10405008 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature