Indeterminacy in language acquisition: The role of child directed speech and joint attention

Journal of Neurolinguistics

Volumn 17, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 121-145

  Dominey, Peter F ^a   Dodane, Christelle ^a  

^a INSTITUT DES SCIENCES COGNITIVES   (France)

Author keywords

Language acquisition; Native language; Social interaction

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION; CHILD; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LEARNING; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; MOTIVATION; REVIEW; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0347022679     PISSN: 09116044     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0911-6044(03)00056-3     Document Type: Article

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