2011
Toddlers use speech disfluencies to predict speakers’ referential intentions
Kidd C, White KS, Aslin RN. Toddlers use speech disfluencies to predict speakers’ referential intentions. Developmental Science 2011, 14: 925-934. PMID: 21676111, PMCID: PMC3134150, DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2011.01049.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReferential intentionsSpeech disfluenciesIntended referentYoung childrenSpeaker’s intentionSpeaker’s referential intentionsEye-tracking studyLexical developmentOnline comprehensionSocial cuesDisfluenciesObject labelingPrevious researchDistributional informationPredictable locationsAge 2IntentionChildrenComprehensionCuesToddlersWordsReferentsSpeakersFirst evidence
2005
The Role of Embodied Intention in Early Lexical Acquisition
Yu C, Ballard D, Aslin R. The Role of Embodied Intention in Early Lexical Acquisition. Cognitive Science 2005, 29: 961-1005. PMID: 21702799, DOI: 10.1207/s15516709cog0000_40.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWord-meaning associationsLexical acquisitionReferential intentionsSocial cognitive skillsEarly lexical acquisitionInfant language developmentDifferent learning conditionsBody movementsCognitive skillsMultisensory signalsWord discoveryIndividual wordsLanguage developmentLearning conditionsHuman participantsContinuous speechComputational roleSound patternsLexical itemsContextual informationDeictic referenceComputational modelEmpirical findingsWordsIntention