Cognitive Basis of Language Learning in Infants.

Macnamara, John

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Cognitive Basis of Language Learning in Infants

Macnamara, John

Psychological Review, 79, 1, 1-13, Jan 72

Infants learn their language by first determining, independent of language, the meaning which a speaker intends to convey to them, and by then working out the relationship between the meaning and the expression they heard. (Author)

Descriptors: Child Language, Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Intellectual Development, Language Acquisition, Language Patterns, Language Research, Psycholinguistics, Verbal Communication

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