The sound symbolism bootstrap** hypothesis for language acquisition and language evolution
Sound symbolism is a non-arbitrary relationship between speech sounds and meaning. We
review evidence that, contrary to the traditional view in linguistics, sound symbolism is an …
review evidence that, contrary to the traditional view in linguistics, sound symbolism is an …
Sound symbolism facilitates early verb learning
Some words are sound-symbolic in that they involve a non-arbitrary relationship between
sound and meaning. Here, we report that 25-month-old children are sensitive to cross …
sound and meaning. Here, we report that 25-month-old children are sensitive to cross …
[PDF][PDF] Why verbs are hard to learn
D Gentner - Action meets word: How children learn …, 2006 - groups.psych.northwestern.edu
Words do not all connect to the world in the same way. Some words basically point and refer
to things in the world, while others organize the world into semantic systems and name …
to things in the world, while others organize the world into semantic systems and name …
Novel noun and verb learning in Chinese‐, English‐, and Japanese‐speaking children
When can children speaking Japanese, English, or Chinese map and extend novel nouns
and verbs? Across 6 studies, 3‐and 5‐year‐old children in all 3 languages map and extend …
and verbs? Across 6 studies, 3‐and 5‐year‐old children in all 3 languages map and extend …
Japanese sound‐symbolism facilitates word learning in English‐speaking children
Sound‐symbolism is the nonarbitrary link between the sound and meaning of a word.
Japanese‐speaking children performed better in a verb generalization task when they were …
Japanese‐speaking children performed better in a verb generalization task when they were …
Language as cognitive tool kit: How language supports relational thought.
D Gentner - American psychologist, 2016 - psycnet.apa.org
The extreme version of the Whorfian hypothesis—that the language we learn determines
how we view the world—has been soundly rejected by linguists and psychologists alike …
how we view the world—has been soundly rejected by linguists and psychologists alike …
[BOK][B] Action meets word: How children learn verbs
K Hirsh-Pasek, RM Golinkoff - 2010 - books.google.com
Words are the building blocks of language. An understanding of how words are learned is
thus central to any theory of language acquisition. Although there has been a surge in our …
thus central to any theory of language acquisition. Although there has been a surge in our …
14 A unified theory of word learning: Putting verb acquisition in context
The last decade has witnessed unparalleled research on the study of early verb learning.
Rather than projecting a coherent story of how children learn their first verbs, however, the …
Rather than projecting a coherent story of how children learn their first verbs, however, the …
Map** novel nouns and verbs onto dynamic action events: Are verb meanings easier to learn than noun meanings for Japanese children?
The present research examined how 3‐and 5‐year‐old Japanese children map novel nouns
and verbs onto dynamic action events and generalize them to new instances. Studies 1 to 3 …
and verbs onto dynamic action events and generalize them to new instances. Studies 1 to 3 …
Focusing on the relation: Fewer exemplars facilitate children's initial verb learning and extension
One of the most prominent theories for why children struggle to learn verbs is that verb
learning requires the abstraction of relations between an object and its action (Gentner …
learning requires the abstraction of relations between an object and its action (Gentner …