Combining statistics: the role of phonotactics on cross-situational word learning
Psicol. reflex. crit
; 35: 30, 2022. tab, graf
Article
in English
| LILACS, Index Psychology - journals
| ID: biblio-1406425
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BR574.2
ABSTRACT
Abstract Language learners can rely on phonological and semantic information to learn novel words. Using a cross-situational word learning paradigm, we explored the role of phonotactic probabilities on word learning in ambiguous contexts. Brazilian-Portuguese speaking adults (N = 30) were exposed to two sets of word-object pairs. Words from one set of labels had slightly higher phonotactic probabilities than words from the other set. By tracking co-occurrences of words and objects, participants were able to learn word-object mappings similarly across both sets. Our findings contrast with studies showing a facilitative effect of phonotactic probability on word learning in non-ambiguous contexts.
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Index Psychology - journals
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LILACS
Main subject:
Probability Learning
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Language
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Psicol. reflex. crit
Journal subject:
Psychology
Year:
2022
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
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United States
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade Federal de São Carlos/BR
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University of Tennessee/US