The origins and evolution of links between word learning and conceptual organization: New evidence from 11-month-olds

Developmental Science

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 128-135

  Waxman, Sandra ^a   Booth, Amy ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0037388139     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-7687.00262     Document Type: Article

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