The influence of adults' actions on children's inferences about word meanings

Japanese Psychological Research

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 35-49

  Kobayashi, Harumi ^a  

^a KYORITSU WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Actions; Adults' input; Functions; Making inferences; Word learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033432304     PISSN: 00215368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-5884.00103     Document Type: Article

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