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| ArticleTitle | Mechanism of Lexical Development |
| Language | J |
| AuthorList | Mutsumi Imai |
| Affiliation | Faculty of Environmental Information, Keio University |
| Publication | Japanese Journal of Neuropsychology: 20 (2), 125-135, 2004 |
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| Abstract | Young children learn words amazingly fast and effectively, adding 6-10 new words in average between age two and six. I discuss how young children infer meanings of new words in spite of a logical problem that one cannot induce the intension of the meaning of a word from observation of a single instance. I then discuss insights and implications we gain from research in young children's lexical acquisition for our understanding of the nature of human mental lexicon. |
| Keywords | language acquisition, word learning, mental lexicon, second language learning |
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