Class matters: 12-month-olds' word-object associations privilege content over function words

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dc.contributor.authorMacKenzie, Heather K.
dc.contributor.authorCurtin, Suzanne
dc.contributor.authorGraham, Susan
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-07T18:39:27Z
dc.date.available2020-05-07T18:39:27Z
dc.date.issued2012-11
dc.description.abstractA fundamental step in learning words is the development of an association between a sound pattern and an element in the environment. Here we explore the nature of this associative ability in 12-month-olds, examining whether it is constrained to privilege particular word forms over others. Forty-eight infants were presented with sets of novel English content-like word-object pairings (e.g. fep) or novel English function-like word-object (e.g. iv) pairings until they habituated. Results indicated that infants associated novel content-like words, but not the novel function-like words, with novel objects. These results demonstrate that the mechanism with which basic word-object associations are formed is remarkably sophisticated by the onset of productive language. That is, mere associative pairings are not sufficient to form mappings. Rather the system requires well-formed noun-like words to co-occur with objects in order for the linkages to arise.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMacKenzie, H. K., Curtin, S., & Graham, S. A. (2012). Class matters: 12-month-olds' word-object associations privilege content over function words. "Developmental Science". 2012: 15(6), pp. 753-761. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7687.2012.01166.xen_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7687.2012.01166.xen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/112000
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherBlackwellen_US
dc.publisher.departmentPsychologyen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArtsen_US
dc.publisher.hasversionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen_US
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dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0en_US
dc.titleClass matters: 12-month-olds' word-object associations privilege content over function wordsen_US
dc.typejournal articleen_US
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