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This research was supported by NICHHD grant no. HD-15795, a SURDNA grant to Swarthmore College and funds from Haverford College and Swarthmore College. We appreciate the assistance of Anne-Marie Jusczyk, Karen Kampmeyer, Sanjaya Saxena, and Amanda Woodward at various stages of the work. We also thank Philip Kellman for spotting the alternative explanation that led to Experiment 2. Finally, our special appreciation goes to Lindy and Julia Cummiskey for supplying the speech samples.
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