Establishing Word-Object Relations: A First Step.

Baldwin, Dare A.; Markman, Ellen M.

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Publication Date: 1989

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Establishing Word-Object Relations: A First Step.

Baldwin, Dare A.; Markman, Ellen M.

Child Development, v60 n2 p381-98 Apr 1989

Investigated the way in which forty 10- to 20-month-old infants established an initial mapping between objects and their labels. Results indicated that language could increase infants' attention to objects beyond the time that labeling actually occurred. (RJC)

Descriptors: Attention, Infants, Language Acquisition, Language Role, Language Skills

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Language: English

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