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Publication Date: 1988
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The Effect of Previously Learned Words on the Child's Acquisition of Words for Similar Referents.
Tomasello, Michael; And Others
Journal of Child Language, v15 n3 p505-15 Oct 1988
Assessment of two-year-olds' (N=22) acquisition of words for referents of previously learned words indicated that young children found it easier to learn a new word when they were able to contrast its referent with that of a word they already knew. (Author/CB)
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Language: English
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