Descrizione del progetto
Passi in avanti nella comprensione delle modalità di acquisizione del linguaggio da parte dei neonati
Oggi si sa poco della prima forma di acquisizione del linguaggio, un’area di interesse delle scienze cognitive. Il progetto MELA, nell’ambito del programma di azioni Marie Skłodowska-Curie, contribuisce a migliorare la comprensione di questo aspetto. L’obiettivo è esaminare il ruolo del primordiale ambiente linguistico nel plasmare due aspetti dello sviluppo linguistico: la crescita del vocabolario e l’organizzazione semantica. A tal fine, il progetto condurrà un’indagine longitudinale sullo sviluppo lessicale tra i 9 e i 18 mesi di età, consentendo al team del progetto di mappare la struttura del discorso dei singoli genitori sullo sviluppo linguistico del loro bambino. Il rafforzamento delle connessioni tra l’acquisizione del linguaggio e lo sviluppo semantico è fondamentale in questo progetto.
Obiettivo
Successful communication in humans critically depends on two aspects of language development: how many words we know (vocabulary growth) and whether we know how to combine them to understand and express meaningful ideas (semantic organization). This fellowship is designed to examine the role of early language environment in shaping these two aspects of language development. This aim will be addressed by conducting a longitudinal investigation of lexical development between 9 and 18 months of age. This will make it possible to map the structure of individual parents’ speech to the individual language development of their children. The focus on individual development promises not only to advance our theoretical understanding of typical development, but also to inform theory-based enrichment programs for atypical lexico-semantic development. To achieve these aims, the proposed research will strengthen connections between two fields in infant research, language acquisition and semantic development. Additionally, it will use a combination of complementary methods: analyses of naturalistic language input, parental reports, experimental paradigms, and cognitive modeling. Bridging the two research fields through a multi-method approach places this fellowship at the intersection of the fellow’s current expertise and the research lines currently active at the host institution (BCBL). Specifically, the semantic development aspect builds on the fellow’s strong background in category learning and lexico-semantic organization, while the language acquisition part aligns closely with the BCBL’s research lines. On the methodological side, the fellow will bring expertise in experimental designs, while skills related to the longitudinal approach, infant research, and cognitive modeling are those that the fellow will develop by training during this fellowship. Hence, this fellowship will strongly support the development of the prospective fellow’s independent line of research.
Campo scientifico
Programma(i)
- HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Main Programme
Meccanismo di finanziamento
HORIZON-AG-UN - HORIZON Unit GrantCoordinatore
20009 San Sebastian
Spagna