Talker-specific predictions during language processing
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DOI: 10.1080/23273798.2019.1630654
Abstract: ABSTRACT Language comprehension is shaped by world knowledge. After hearing about “a farm animal,” meanings of typical (“cow”) versus atypical exemplars (“ox”) are more accessible, as evidenced by N400 responses. Moreover, atypical exemplars elicit a… read more here.
Keywords: atypical exemplars; language; talker specific; specific predictions ... See more keywords
Becoming word meaning experts: Infants' processing of familiar words in the context of typical and atypical exemplars.
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DOI: 10.1111/cdev.14120
Abstract: How do infants become word meaning experts? This registered report investigated the structure of infants' early lexical representations by manipulating the typicality of exemplars from familiar animal categories. 14- to 18-month-old infants (N = 84; 51 female;… read more here.
Keywords: typical atypical; word; word meaning; meaning experts ... See more keywords