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ERIC Number: EJ588461
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0010-0277
Specifying the Scope of 13-Month-Olds' Expectations for Novel Words.
Waxman, Sandra R.
Cognition, v70 n3 pB35-B50 Apr 1 1999
This study examined how novel words foster the formation of object categories for 12- to 13-month olds. Results indicated that by 12 to 13 months, infants have begun to distinguish between novel words presented as count nouns versus adjectives in fluent, infant-directed speech, and that infants' expectations for novel words accord with this emerging sensitivity. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Adjectives, Classification, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Infant Behavior, Infants, Language Acquisition, Nouns, Novelty (Stimulus Dimension)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Category Knowledge; Commonality; Count Nouns; Word Learning; Words