Children's disambiguation of novel words varies by the number and position of phonological contrasts.
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DOI: 10.1017/s0305000922000125
Abstract: Young children often make pragmatic assumptions when learning new words. For example, they assume that a speaker who uses different words intends to refer to different things - the so-called principle of contrast. We used… read more here.
Keywords: children disambiguation; number position; phonological contrasts;