Highlights•Infants use statistical learning to acquire environmental structure and
regularities.•Statistical learning operates over multiple modalities and levels of …

In 2007 and 2008, Yu and Smith published their seminal studies on cross-situational word
learning (CSWL) in adults and infants, showing that word-object-map**s can be acquired …

Early language competence is a reliable and powerful predictor of children's success in
school, and word gaps linked to socioeconomic status disparities have cascading effects on …

Children learning two languages (Dual Language Learners; DLLs) represent a rapidly
growing population in the United States. DLLs are disproportionately more likely to live in …

Many words are associated with more than a single meaning. Words are sometimes
“ambiguous,” applying to unrelated meanings, but the majority of frequent words are …

The evolution of robotic technology has heightened the demands for robots capable of
social interaction with humans, also known as social robots. The encouraging prospects of …

How do we update our linguistic knowledge? In seven experiments, we asked whether error-
driven learning can explain under what circumstances adults and children are more likely to …

By age 2, children are develo** foundational language processing skills, such as quickly
recognizing words and predicting words before they occur. How do these skills relate to …

Abstract In the Minimalist Program, the place of linguistic communication in language
evolution and design is clear: It is assumed to be secondary to internalisation. I will defend …

This article describes early stages in the acquisition of a first vocabulary by infants and
young children. It distinguishes two major stages, the first of which operates by a stand …