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| Child Language | 1 |
| Imitation | 1 |
| Language Acquisition | 1 |
| Language Research | 1 |
| Longitudinal Studies | 1 |
| Observational Learning | 1 |
| Psycholinguistics | 1 |
| Verbal Development | 1 |
| Vocabulary | 1 |
| Vocabulary Development | 1 |
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| Journal of Child Language | 1 |
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| Kaplan, Linda | 1 |
| Leonard, Laurence B. | 1 |
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Peer reviewedLeonard, Laurence B.; Kaplan, Linda – Journal of Child Language, 1976
A longitudinal study examining the role of imitation on children's lexical acquisition is discussed here. Findings did not support the view that imitation may enable new lexical items to be acquired, and it is noted that other functions of imitation in language acquisition should be explored. (CHK)
Descriptors: Child Language, Imitation, Language Acquisition, Language Research
