Anna Caunt
@annacaunt.bsky.social
BabyLab Manager, Teaching Associate & PhD Student at University of Plymouth, UK.
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How do multilingual babies acquire their languages? In Africa, multilingualism is the norm. In our new study with 9-11 month old Ghanaian babies learning up to 5 languages simultaneously, we found that they were able to recognize words in text passages in Akan, one of their languages.
Tongue root harmony cues for speech segmentation in multilingually raised infants learning languages with and without vowel harmony in Ghana (Africa) | Bilingualism: Language and Cognition | Cambridge...
Tongue root harmony cues for speech segmentation in multilingually raised infants learning languages with and without vowel harmony in Ghana (Africa)
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October 2, 2025 at 6:30 AM
How do multilingual babies acquire their languages? In Africa, multilingualism is the norm. In our new study with 9-11 month old Ghanaian babies learning up to 5 languages simultaneously, we found that they were able to recognize words in text passages in Akan, one of their languages.
Thrilled to share my first first-authored publication from my PhD!
My article, "Exploring differences between mothers’ and fathers’ language attitudes in multilingual London", is now out in the Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development! 🎉
Read it here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
My article, "Exploring differences between mothers’ and fathers’ language attitudes in multilingual London", is now out in the Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development! 🎉
Read it here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Exploring differences between mothers’ and fathers’ language attitudes in multilingual London
This study investigated the language attitudes of parents raising multilingual infants in London. Using a newly developed questionnaire, 131 mothers and fathers rated their attitudes towards their ...
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May 22, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Thrilled to share my first first-authored publication from my PhD!
My article, "Exploring differences between mothers’ and fathers’ language attitudes in multilingual London", is now out in the Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development! 🎉
Read it here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
My article, "Exploring differences between mothers’ and fathers’ language attitudes in multilingual London", is now out in the Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development! 🎉
Read it here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Excited to share a new paper I collaborated on during my research stay at the University of Heidelberg! A systematic review of (semi-)automatic tools for studying early speech and language development! Read it here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ne...
From data to discovery: Technology propels speech-language research and theory-building in developmental science
Research on speech and language development has a long history, but in the past decade, it has been transformed by advances in recording technologies,…
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May 8, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Excited to share a new paper I collaborated on during my research stay at the University of Heidelberg! A systematic review of (semi-)automatic tools for studying early speech and language development! Read it here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ne...
Cheers to my first publication acceptance of my PhD 🥂 & to springtime in my lovely Devon garden 🌸.
'Exploring Differences between Mothers' and Fathers' Language Attitudes in Multilingual London' written with my amazing supervisor, Rana Abu-Zhaya, out soon! 🤓
'Exploring Differences between Mothers' and Fathers' Language Attitudes in Multilingual London' written with my amazing supervisor, Rana Abu-Zhaya, out soon! 🤓
March 25, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Cheers to my first publication acceptance of my PhD 🥂 & to springtime in my lovely Devon garden 🌸.
'Exploring Differences between Mothers' and Fathers' Language Attitudes in Multilingual London' written with my amazing supervisor, Rana Abu-Zhaya, out soon! 🤓
'Exploring Differences between Mothers' and Fathers' Language Attitudes in Multilingual London' written with my amazing supervisor, Rana Abu-Zhaya, out soon! 🤓
My last day at the Systemic Ethology and Developmental Science unit (SEE) at University of Heidelberg. I have had a lovely 4 weeks in Germany and learnt alot :) Back to Plymouth!
December 13, 2024 at 11:37 AM
My last day at the Systemic Ethology and Developmental Science unit (SEE) at University of Heidelberg. I have had a lovely 4 weeks in Germany and learnt alot :) Back to Plymouth!
Join us for the LangVIEW April Seminar! Assistant Professor Ryan E. Henke and Professor Julie Brittain will be leading the discussion with their presentation titled: "What Child-Directed Speech Can Reveal about Obviation: A Case Study of Northern East Cree Demonstratives."
April 8, 2024 at 1:05 PM
Join us for the LangVIEW April Seminar! Assistant Professor Ryan E. Henke and Professor Julie Brittain will be leading the discussion with their presentation titled: "What Child-Directed Speech Can Reveal about Obviation: A Case Study of Northern East Cree Demonstratives."
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Next LangVIEW seminar on February 23rd (8:30 PM IST, 4:30 PM CET, 10 AM EST)! We'll hear the talk "Micro-analysis of linguistic input to infants between 6-12 months from two different studies from India" from co-presenters Divya Swaminathan & Reny Raju.
Zoom link: plymouth.zoom.us/j/9231774689...
Zoom link: plymouth.zoom.us/j/9231774689...
February 7, 2024 at 3:41 PM
Next LangVIEW seminar on February 23rd (8:30 PM IST, 4:30 PM CET, 10 AM EST)! We'll hear the talk "Micro-analysis of linguistic input to infants between 6-12 months from two different studies from India" from co-presenters Divya Swaminathan & Reny Raju.
Zoom link: plymouth.zoom.us/j/9231774689...
Zoom link: plymouth.zoom.us/j/9231774689...
Delighted to be in the Netherlands for MPL at the Max Planck Institute 🇳🇱! My poster on "Evaluating Language Input Measures for Multilingual Infants" is up tomorrow. If you're around, swing by! In the meantime, enjoy this random picture of a Dutch cat I walked past.... #MPL2023
October 24, 2023 at 4:51 PM
Delighted to be in the Netherlands for MPL at the Max Planck Institute 🇳🇱! My poster on "Evaluating Language Input Measures for Multilingual Infants" is up tomorrow. If you're around, swing by! In the meantime, enjoy this random picture of a Dutch cat I walked past.... #MPL2023