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2014-01-01

Métodos Experimentales de Estudio de la Percepción Temprana del Habla

Experimental Study Techniques for the Early Speech Perception

Métodos Experimentais de Estudo da Percepção Precoce da Fala

Keywords:

percepción del habla, adquisición del lenguaje, infantes, investigación empírica, psicolingüística, speech perception, language acquisition, infants, empirical research, psycholinguistics, percepção da fala, aquisição da linguagem, pesquisa empírica (es)
speech perception, language acquisition, infants, empirical research, psycholinguistics (en)
percepção da fala, aquisição da linguagem, infantes, pesquisa empírica, psicolinguística (pt)

Authors

  • Leonardo Francisco Barón Birchenall Fundación Universitaria Los Libertadores
  • Oliver Müller Universidad del Rosario
  • Óscar Galindo Corporación Universitaria Iberoamericana

El estudio de la percepción temprana del habla surgió a comienzos de la década de los setenta, pero solo se desarrolló plenamente diez años después, debido a la aparición y adaptación de nuevos métodos empíricos y herramientas tecnológicas. En este artículo se presenta una revisión de los métodos experimentales que pueden ser utilizados para el estudio de la percepción del habla en niños menores de un año. También se refieren algunas de las conclusiones teóricas más relevantes que se han alcanzado gracias a su aplicación. Se pretende brindar un panorama del estado metodológico y teórico del estudio de la percepción del lenguaje hablado durante el primer año de vida.

The early speech perception began to be studied at the beginning of the 1970s, but only developed fully ten years later due to the appearance and adaptation of new empirical methods and technological tools. The article reviews the experimental methods that can be used to study early speech perception in children under the age of one, and discusses some of the most relevant theoretical conclusions reached thanks to their application. The objective is to provide an overview of the methodological and theoretical situation of the study of speech perception during the first year of life.
O estudo da percepção precoce da fala surgiu no começo da década de 1970, mas só se desenvolveu plenamente dez anos depois, devido ao aparecimento e adaptação de novos métodos empíricos e ferramentas tecnológicas. Neste artigo, apresenta-se uma revisão dos métodos experimentais que podem ser utilizados para o estudo da percepção da fala em crianças menores de um ano. Também se referem algumas das conclusões teóricas mais relevantes que se alcançaram graças à sua aplicação. Pretende-se oferecer um panorama do estado metodológico e teórico do estudo da percepção da linguagem falada durante o primeiro ano de vida.

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