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ERIC Number: EJ663354
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0012-1649
Statistical Regularities in Vocabulary Guide Language Acquisition in Connectionist Models and 15- [to] 20-Month-Olds.
Samuelson, Larissa K.
Developmental Psychology, v38 n6 p1016-37 Nov 2002
This research tested the hypothesis that young children's bias to generalize names for solid objects by shape is the product of statistical regularities among nouns in the early productive vocabulary. Fifteen- to 20-month-olds given intensive naming experiences with typical noun categories developed a precocious shape bias and showed accelerated vocabulary development. Children taught an atypical noun set or no new nouns did not develop a shape bias or accelerated vocabulary. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Bias, Dimensional Preference, Language Acquisition, Models, Nouns, Semantics, Simulation, Stimulus Generalization, Toddlers, Vocabulary
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Connectionism; Shapes