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Christopher Fennell is a Professor at the University of Ottawa in the School of Psychology. His research focuses on infant speech perception and early word learning, with a particular interest in the relationship developing skills in bilingual infants. Fennell investigates how bilingual infants perceive fine phonetic details in syllables and word forms, emphasizing the role of speech perception as a gateway to language acquisition. His studies demonstrate how infants utilize sound details to connect specific words with corresponding objects, contributing to our understanding of referential knowledge in language development. His work bridges the fields of psychology and linguistics, highlighting the implications of speech perception in child phonology.
School of Psychology, University of Ottawa • Ottawa, ON
Full Professor in the School of Psychology, focusing on infant speech perception and language acquisition.
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