Linking language to sensory experience: onomatopoeia in early language development

A key question in developmental research concerns how children learn associations between words and meanings in their early language development. Given a vast array of possible referents, how does the child know what a word refers to? We contend that onomatopoeia (e.g. knock, meow), where a word...

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Main Authors: Motamedi, Y, Murgiano, M, Perniss, P, Wonnacott, E, Marshall, C, Goldin-Meadow, S, Vigliocco, G
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020