Getting Specific: Early General Mechanisms Give Rise to Domain-Specific Expertise in Word Learning

Language Learning and Development

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 47-60

  Namy, Laura L ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84855912022     PISSN: 15475441     EISSN: 15473341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15475441.2011.617235     Document Type: Article

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