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My research explores how infants acquire language by investigating the interplay between speech perception, social interaction, and neural processing. Using behavioural and neural markers of early language development, I answer questions such as “How do infants tune into the sounds of their native language?” and “What role does social interaction play in shaping early speech perception?” I am particularly focused on the dynamic unfolding of language learning, combining longitudinal studies, infant EEG, and behavioural methods to uncover how early experiences shape the foundations of communication and word learning.
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Doctor of Philosophy, University of Potsdam
Research keywords
- speech perception
- infants
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
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SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Developmental changes in infants’ amodal phonological abstraction skills and their relationship to early vocabulary
Altuntas, E., Burnham, D., Kalashnikova, M., Götz, A. & Best, C. T., 12 Mar 2026, (E-pub ahead of print (In Press)) In: Language Learning and Development. 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A world of things and stuff
Hespos, S., Götz, A. & Grootswagers, T., Dec 2025, In: Trends in Cognitive Sciences. 29, 12, p. 1071-1072 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Distributional learning beyond perceptual reorganization: enhanced discrimination in children and adults after bimodal training
Götz, A., Sensoy, Ö., Schwarzer, G. & Höhle, B., 2025, (E-pub ahead of print (In Press)) In: Language Learning and Development. 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Neural sensitivity to within- and across-category voice onset time contrasts in 4- to 5-year-olds at risk for developmental dyslexia
Götz, A., Peter, V., Kalashnikova, M., Burnham, D. & Goswami, U., 10 Nov 2025, In: Applied Psycholinguistics. 46, 18 p., e38.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Phonological feature abstraction before 6 months: amodal recognition of place of articulation across multiple consonants
Altuntas, E., Best, C. T., Kalashnikova, M., Götz, A. & Burnham, D., Mar 2025, In: Developmental Science. 28, 2, 11 p., e13605.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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Perception of lexical tones in elderly Thai adults with and without hearing impairment
Burnham, D., Kasisopa, B., Goetz, A., Onsuwan, C., Tantibundhit, C. & Luksaneeyanawin, S., Western Sydney University, 7 Oct 2025
DOI: 10.26183/rdxk-mh17
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Amodal Phonological Abstraction in Infants, Vowel Hyperarticulation in Their Mothers’ Infant-Directed Speech, and Their Relationships to Later Vocabulary Size
Altuntas, E., Best, C., Kalashnikova, M., Goetz, A. & Burnham, D., Western Sydney University, 14 Mar 2025
DOI: 10.26183/1n9d-zt96, https://research-data.westernsydney.edu.au/published/23b7bfe0006f11f0932c89d13fd01544
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