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Learning in Complex Environments: The Effects of Background Speech on Early Word Learning
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McMillan, Brianna T. M.; Saffran, Jenny R. – Child Development, 2016
Although most studies of language learning take place in quiet laboratory settings, everyday language learning occurs under noisy conditions. The current research investigated the effects of background speech on word learning. Both younger (22- to 24-month-olds; n = 40) and older (28- to 30-month-olds; n = 40) toddlers successfully learned novel…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Vocabulary, Age Differences, Toddlers
Young Word Learners' Interpretations of Words and Symbolic Gestures within the Context of Ambiguous Reference
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Suanda, Sumarga H.; Namy, Laura L. – Child Development, 2013
Early in development, many word-learning phenomena generalize to symbolic gestures. The current study explored whether children avoid lexical overlap in the gestural modality, as they do in the verbal modality, within the context of ambiguous reference. Eighteen-month-olds' interpretations of words and symbolic gestures in a symbol-disambiguation…
Descriptors: Child Development, Nonverbal Communication, Toddlers, Vocabulary