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Publication Date: 1995
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The Effect of Hearing Similar-Sounding Words on Young 2-Year-Olds' Disambiguation of Novel Noun Reference.
Merriman, William E.; Marazita, John M.
Developmental Psychology, v31 n6 p973-84 Nov 1995
Three experiments examined disambiguation effect, the attachment of novel nouns to unfamiliar objects, and the effect of preexposure to similar sounding words in 2-year olds. Preexposure was found to alter subjects' disambiguation of novel nouns, attesting to the importance of phonological working memory in toddlers' decisions about the likely reference of unfamiliar names. (HTH)
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Language: English
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