The thesis explores the development of linguistic abilities in infants, with particular focus on the role of prosody and the distinction between content and function words. Through an approach that integrates behavioral and neuroscientific evidence, the study examines how infants develop sensitivity to linguistic sounds during both pre- and post-natal stages, progressively specializing in their native language. Specifically, an experimental study was conducted on infants aged 6-8 months, using EEG with frequency tagging analysis, revealing how frequency facilitates the comprehension of word order and the recognition of linguistic structures. The results provide new insights into the cognitive and perceptual processes underlying early language acquisition.
La tesi esplora lo sviluppo delle competenze linguistiche nei neonati, con particolare attenzione al ruolo della prosodia e alla distinzione tra parole contenuto e parole funzione. Attraverso un approccio che integra evidenze comportamentali e neuroscientifiche, viene analizzato come i neonati sviluppino una sensibilità ai suoni linguistici già nelle fasi pre- e post-natali, specializzandosi progressivamente nella propria lingua madre. In particolare è stato condotto uno studio sperimentale su neonati di 6-8 mesi, utilizzando analisi EEG con analisi frequency tagging, che rivela come la frequenza faciliti la comprensione dell’ordine delle parole e il riconoscimento delle strutture linguistiche. I risultati offrono nuovi spunti sui processi cognitivi e percettivi alla base dell’apprendimento linguistico precoce.
Correlati neurali dell'ordine delle parole in età pre-lessicale
MENON, MARIA
2024/2025
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The thesis explores the development of linguistic abilities in infants, with particular focus on the role of prosody and the distinction between content and function words. Through an approach that integrates behavioral and neuroscientific evidence, the study examines how infants develop sensitivity to linguistic sounds during both pre- and post-natal stages, progressively specializing in their native language. Specifically, an experimental study was conducted on infants aged 6-8 months, using EEG with frequency tagging analysis, revealing how frequency facilitates the comprehension of word order and the recognition of linguistic structures. The results provide new insights into the cognitive and perceptual processes underlying early language acquisition.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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