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Evidence for Early Comprehension of Action Verbs

Autor(en)
Nomikou, Iris ; Rohlfing, Katharina ; Cimiano, Philipp 0000-0002-4771-441X ; Mandler, Jean M.
Normierter Zeitschriftentitel
Language learning and development 
DOI
10.1080/15475441.2018.1520639
ISSN
1547-5441
URL
https://pub.uni-bielefeld.de/record/2934140
Web of Science-ID
000458329200005

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Sprache
englisch
Darstellungsform
Text
Band
15
Ausgabe
1
Seitenbereich
64 - 74

Applying an eye-tracking technique, we tested early verb understanding in 48 infants aged 9 and 10months. Infants saw two objects presented side by side and heard a verb that referred to a common action with one of these objects (e.g., eating relating to a banana). The verbs were spoken by the parent in an interrogative manner in order to elicit a looking behavior in the infant. Results showed that 9-month-old infants did not show recognition of our test words. However, 10-month-old infants were able to understand a number of the tested verbs. In the discussion, we relate our findings to the nature of early verb representations.

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