Lexical Codability and Age.

Butterfield, Gail B.; Butterfield, Earl C.

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ERIC Number: EJ158962

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Publication Date: 1977

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Lexical Codability and Age

Butterfield, Gail B.; Butterfield, Earl C.

Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 16, 1, 113-118, Feb 77

People of ages 4, 6, 8, 10, 20 and 70 years named pictures selected to represent the entire range of lexical consensus among 20-year-olds. Consensus within each group increased with age, up to 20. Data indicate words coding culturally important events are acquired earliest. (CHK)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Language Acquisition, Lexicology, Verbal Development, Verbal Learning, Vocabulary, Vocabulary Development, Vocabulary Skills, Word Recognition

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