The Organization of Words and Symbolic Gestures in 18‐Month‐Olds’ Lexicons
Evidence From a Disambiguation Task
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16783201 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sumarga H Suanda (0000-0001-8773-5218, Emory University, corresponding author), Laura L Namy (0000-0001-7490-8693) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 276-288 |
| Publication date | 2013-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Infancy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1525-0008 • E-ISSN: 1532-7078 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1532-7078.2012.00131.x |
| PMID | 23539273 |
| PMCID | PMC3607641 |
| OpenAlex | W1574374352 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 37 |
Infants’ early communicative repertoires include both words and symbolic gestures. The current study examined the extent to which infants organize words and gestures in a single unified lexicon. As a window into lexical organization, eighteen‐month‐olds’ ( N = 32) avoidance of word–gesture overlap was examined and compared with avoidance of word–word overlap. The current study revealed that when presented with novel words, infants avoided lexical overlap, mapping novel words onto novel objects. In contrast, when presented with novel gestures, infants sought overlap, mapping novel gestures onto familiar objects. The results suggest that infants do not treat words and gestures as equivalent lexical items and that during a period of development when word and symbolic gesture processing share many similarities, important differences also exist between these two symbolic forms
Cognitive psychology · Gesture · Lexicon · Linguistics · Natural language processing · Child and Animal Learning Development · Communication · Computer Science · Hearing Impairment and Communication · Language Development and Disorders · Psychology · Artificial Intelligence
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| Citation span | 2018 - 2018 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |