Toddlers’ Ability to Leverage Statistical Information to Support Word Learning

Frontiers in Psychology

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Erica M. Ellis¹  Arielle Borovsky²  Jeffrey L. Elman³  Julia L. Evans⁵ 

[1] Department of Communication Disorders, California State University, United States;Department of Speech, and Hearing Sciences, Purdue University, United States;Center for Research in Language, University of California, United States;Department of Cognitive Science, University of California, United States;School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, The University of Texas at Dallas, United States

关键词: word learning;    statistical word segmentation;    vocabulary;    individual differences;    language development;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2021.600694

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Purpose This study investigated whether the ability to utilize statistical regularities from fluent speech and map potential words to meaning at 18-months predicts vocabulary at 18- and again at 24-months.

【 授权许可】

CC BY