Analogical processes in language learning

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 297-301

  Gentner, Dedre ^a,c   Namy, Laura L ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Psychology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Analogical learning; Language acquisition; Structural alignment

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845627398     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: 14678721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8721.2006.00456.x     Document Type: Review

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