Singh, Leher
Associate Professor
Ph.D. (Brown), B.A. (Bryn Mawr College)
My research examines the role of variability on early spoken word recognition and word learning in infants, as well as infant predictors of childhood language abilities. I also conduct research on the relationship between multilingualism on cognitive and language development.
| TEL: | (65) 6516 7750 |
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| EMAIL: | psyls@nus.edu.sg |
| ROOM: | AS4-03-40 |
| WEBPAGE: | Singh, Leher NUS Infant and Child Language Centre |
Research Interests:
- Infant speech processing
- Early vocabulary development
- Tone language acquisition
Recent/Representative Publications:
Singh, L., Poh, F., & Fu, C. S. L. (2016). Limits on monolingualism? A comparison of monolingual and bilingual infants’ abilities to integrate lexical tone in novel word learning. Frontiers in Psychology, 7, Article 992.
Singh, L., & Fu, C. S. L. (2016). A new view of language development: The acquisition of lexical tone. Child Development, 87(3), 834-854.
Singh, L., Fu, C. S. L., Rahman, A. A., Hameed, W. B., Sanmugam, S., Agarwal, P., Jiang, B., Chong, Y. S., Meaney, M. J., Rifkin-Graboi, A., & GUSTO Research Team. (2015). Back to basics: A bilingual advantage in infant visual habituation. Child Development, 86(1), 294-302.