INFANT SPEECH SEGMENTATION: A LITERATURE REVIEW OF GENERATIVIST AND CONSTRUCTIVIST APPROACHES
INFANT SPEECH SEGMENTATION: A LITERATURE REVIEW OF GENERATIVIST AND CONSTRUCTIVIST APPROACHES

Summary/Abstract: This paper examines the main processes involved in infant speech segmentation, focusing on two theoretical approaches: constructivism and generativism. By reviewing existing research, it explores the cues infants potentially use to identify word boundaries in continuous speech, such as stress patterns, statistical probabilities, phonotactic regularities, and allophonic variations. The analysis considers the strengths and limitations of each approach, emphasizing the need for an integrative perspective that considers multiple cues in tandem. This literature review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of current findings and ongoing debates, offering insights into the complexities of early language acquisition.

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