The Role of Audiovisual Speech in Fast-Mapping and Novel Word Retention in Monolingual and Bilingual 24-Month-Olds

Three experiments examined the role of audiovisual speech on 24-month-old monolingual and bilinguals’ performance in a fast-mapping task. In all three experiments, toddlers were exposed to familiar trials which tested their knowledge of known word–referent pairs, disambiguation trials in which novel...

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Main Authors: Drew Weatherhead, Maria M. Arredondo, Loreto Nácar Garcia, Janet F. Werker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-01-01
Series:Brain Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/1/114