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Direct linkMahowald, Kyle; Fedorenko, Evelina; Piantadosi, Steven T.; Gibson, Edward – Cognition, 2013
A major open question in natural language research is the role of communicative efficiency in the origin and on-line processing of language structures. Here, we use word pairs like "chimp/chimpanzee", which differ in length but have nearly identical meanings, to investigate the communicative properties of lexical systems and the communicative…
Descriptors: Language Processing, Language Research, Natural Language Processing, Information Theory
Dewar, Kathryn; Xu, Fei – Developmental Psychology, 2007
In 3 experiments, 9-month-old infants' expectations for what distinct count noun labels refer to were investigated. In Experiment 1, a box was opened to reveal 2 objects inside during familiarization: either 2 identical objects or 2 different objects. Test trials followed the same procedure, except before the box was opened, the contents were…
Descriptors: Nouns, Infants, Expectation, Familiarity
