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Download full textNamy, Laura L. – 1997
Three experiments examined the relation between language acquisition and other symbolic abilities in 18- and 26-month old infants. Infants' ability to learn either words or symbolic gestures as names for object categories were compared across age groups. Findings indicated that infants at both ages learned novel words as symbols for object…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Infants, Language Acquisition
