The independent effects of phonotactic probability and neighbourhood density on lexical acquisition by preschool children

Language and Cognitive Processes

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 191-211

  Storkel, Holly L ^a   Lee, Su Yeon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Lexical acquisition; Neighbourhood density; Phonotactic probability; Vocabulary

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COGNITION; HUMAN; LEARNING; LINGUISTICS; PHONETICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUND;

EID: 78751697476     PISSN: 01690965     EISSN: 14640732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01690961003787609     Document Type: Article

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