Graham, SusanTurner, Juanita N.Henderson, Annette M. E.2020-04-242020-04-242005-02Graham, S. A., Turner, J. N., & Henderson, A. M. E. (2005). The influence of object pre-exposure on two-year-olds disambiguation of novel labels. "Journal of Child Language", 32(1), 207–222. doi: 10.1017/s030500090400666xhttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/111881https://doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/43635We investigated whether manipulating the perceived novelty of nameless objects would influence two-year-olds' tendency to map novel words to these objects. In Experiment 1, children who had been pre-exposed to target nameless objects were more likely to map novel words onto those objects than children who were not pre-exposed to the objects or children who were pre-exposed to non-target members of the nameless object categories. In Experiment 2, children who were pre-exposed to a nameless object were more likely to assign the novel label to that object than to either a familiar object or an unfamiliar object that had not been pre-exposed. The results of these studies suggest that reducing the novelty of nameless objects increases two-year-olds' tendency to map a novel word to a nameless object.engUnless otherwise indicated, this material is protected by copyright and has been made available with authorization from the copyright owner. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.journal articlehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S030500090400666X