2021
A distributional perspective on the gavagai problem in early word learning
Aslin RN, Wang AF. A distributional perspective on the gavagai problem in early word learning. Cognition 2021, 213: 104680. PMID: 33853740, PMCID: PMC8324554, DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2021.104680.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly word learningWord learningProperty wordsObject wordsNovel labelWhole objectStatistical learning paradigmObjects/eventsAppropriate grammatical categoryDistributional informationRapid namingWord learnersReferential ambiguityNovel objectsPossible referentsNaïve learnersLanguage inputObject propertiesLearning paradigmPlausible accountGrammatical categoriesWordsYoung infantsCorpus analysisLearning
2020
Categorization in infancy based on novelty and co-occurrence
Wu R, Kurum E, Ahmed C, Sain D, Aslin RN. Categorization in infancy based on novelty and co-occurrence. Infant Behavior And Development 2020, 62: 101510. PMID: 33291063, DOI: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2020.101510.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTest trialsObject familiarityNovel objectsObject trialsFamiliar objectsObject categoriesEveryday situationsFamiliar categoriesAbstract categoriesSame categoryNovel categoryFamiliarityObjectsDifferent categoriesInformation abstractionFamiliarizationCategoriesCategorizationInfantsTime studyItemsNoveltyInfancyTrialsAbility
2017
Semantic Specificity in One-Year-Olds’ Word Comprehension
Bergelson E, Aslin R. Semantic Specificity in One-Year-Olds’ Word Comprehension. Language Learning And Development 2017, 13: 481-501. PMID: 29200981, PMCID: PMC5711470, DOI: 10.1080/15475441.2017.1324308.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInitial semantic representationFamiliar objectsSecond postnatal yearWord comprehensionFamiliar nounsInfants' knowledgeNonce wordsNovel objectsRelated wordsSemantic fitSemantic representationPostnatal yearSemantic specificityWordsRelated trialsWhole sampleIncorrect imagesObjectsComprehensionRelated labelsNounsPresent studyReferentsOne-yearSecond year
2008
Neural correlates of partial lexical activation
Revill KP, Aslin RN, Tanenhaus MK, Bavelier D. Neural correlates of partial lexical activation. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2008, 105: 13111-13115. PMID: 18725635, PMCID: PMC2529118, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0807054105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMT/V5Motion wordsHuman MT/V5Multiple candidate wordsPrevious behavioral researchPerceptual brain regionsNovel visual environmentColor/texture changesLexical candidatesLexical competitionArtificial lexiconLexical activationTemporary ambiguityNeural correlatesSpoken wordsGreater activationMultiple wordsNovel objectsAcoustic formLexical itemsSemantic representationCandidate wordsVisual environmentBehavioral researchBrain regions
2006
Lexical competition in young children’s word learning
Swingley D, Aslin RN. Lexical competition in young children’s word learning. Cognitive Psychology 2006, 54: 99-132. PMID: 17054932, PMCID: PMC2613642, DOI: 10.1016/j.cogpsych.2006.05.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLexical competitionNovel wordsNovel neighborPicture fixation taskPhonological sensitivityChildren's wordFamiliar wordsPhonetic categoriesSpeech comprehensionNew wordsNovel objectsPhonological differencesSound patternsRecognition performanceWordsYoung childrenFamiliar neighborsChildrenComprehensionUtterancesInhibitory interactionsTaskNonneighborsAdultsDiscrimination