Infants can learn the difference between syllable sequences that follow an ABA pattern (such as ga-ti-ga )and those that follow an ABB pattern (such as wo-fe-fe ).This best illustrates the infant's capacity for

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The ability to learn and distinguish between different patterns of syllables suggests that infants are capable of statistical learning. This is the process by which the brain uses statistical patterns to learn and make predictions about language, even before the child is able to produce speech.

Infants Can Learn the Difference Between Syllable Sequences That Follow