The effects of shared storybook reading on word learning: A meta-analysis.
Although an abundant literature documents preliterate children's word learning success from
shared storybook reading, a full synthesis of the factors which moderate these word learning …
shared storybook reading, a full synthesis of the factors which moderate these word learning …
Differentiating phonotactic probability and neighborhood density in adult word learning
HL Storkel, J Armbrüster, TP Hogan - 2006 - ASHA
Purpose The purpose of this study was to differentiate effects of phonotactic probability, the
likelihood of occurrence of a sound sequence, and neighborhood density, the number of …
likelihood of occurrence of a sound sequence, and neighborhood density, the number of …
An online calculator to compute phonotactic probability and neighborhood density on the basis of child corpora of spoken American English
HL Storkel, JR Hoover - Behavior research methods, 2010 - Springer
An online calculator was developed (www. bncdnet. ku. edu/cml/info_ccc. vi) to compute
phonotactic probability—the likelihood of occurrence of a sound sequence—and …
phonotactic probability—the likelihood of occurrence of a sound sequence—and …
The implications of polysemy for theories of word learning
M Srinivasan, H Rabagliati - Child Development Perspectives, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Word learning is typically studied as a problem in which children need to learn a single
meaning for a new word. And by most theories, children's learning is itself guided by the …
meaning for a new word. And by most theories, children's learning is itself guided by the …
The independent effects of phonotactic probability and neighbourhood density on lexical acquisition by preschool children
HL Storkel, SY Lee - Language and cognitive processes, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
The goal of this research was to disentangle effects of phonotactic probability, the likelihood
of occurrence of a sound sequence, and neighbourhood density, the number of …
of occurrence of a sound sequence, and neighbourhood density, the number of …
Words cluster phonetically beyond phonotactic regularities
Recent evidence suggests that cognitive pressures associated with language acquisition
and use could affect the organization of the lexicon. On one hand, consistent with noisy …
and use could affect the organization of the lexicon. On one hand, consistent with noisy …
A cross-sectional comparison of the effects of phonotactic probability and neighborhood density on word learning by preschool children
Two experiments examined the effects of phonotactic probability and neighborhood density
on word learning by 3-, 4-, and 5-year-old children. Nonwords orthogonally varying in …
on word learning by 3-, 4-, and 5-year-old children. Nonwords orthogonally varying in …
Learning diphone‐based segmentation
R Daland, JB Pierrehumbert - Cognitive science, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
This paper reconsiders the diphone‐based word segmentation model of Cairns, Shillcock,
Chater, and Levy (1997) and Hockema (2006), previously thought to be unlearnable. A …
Chater, and Levy (1997) and Hockema (2006), previously thought to be unlearnable. A …
Ambiguous words are harder to learn
T Degani, N Tokowicz - Bilingualism: Language and cognition, 2010 - cambridge.org
Relatively little is known about the role of ambiguity in adult second-language learning. In
this study, native English speakers learned Dutch–English translation pairs that either …
this study, native English speakers learned Dutch–English translation pairs that either …
Learning homophones in context: Easy cases are favored in the lexicon of natural languages
Even though ambiguous words are common in languages, children find it hard to learn
homophones, where a single label applies to several distinct meanings (eg, Mazzocco …
homophones, where a single label applies to several distinct meanings (eg, Mazzocco …