Toddlers recognize verbs in novel situations and sentences

Developmental Science

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 424-431

  Naigles, Letitia R ^a   Bavin, Edith L ^b   Smith, Melissa A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE TEST; LEARNING; LINGUISTICS; MALE; REVIEW; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD LANGUAGE; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE TESTS; LINGUISTICS; MALE; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VERBAL LEARNING; VOCABULARY;

EID: 23744446099     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2005.00431.x     Document Type: Review

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