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Word Learning and the Origins of Phonological Systems

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Language Acquisition

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Abstract

Although attention is clearly required for certain aspects of language development (Tomasello, 2003; Ruddy and Bornstein, 1982), recent experimental work with adults, infants and children has provided strong evidence of the power and importance of implicit learning that takes place outside of attentional focus (Gomez and Gerken, 1999). In this chapter, the role of implicit learning in the development of words will be examined from the earliest stages through to the development of the adult phonological system.

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Vihman, M. (2009). Word Learning and the Origins of Phonological Systems. In: Foster-Cohen, S. (eds) Language Acquisition. Palgrave Advances in Linguistics. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230240780_2

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