Word learning and lexical development across the lifespan

Word learning is one of the core components of language acquisition. In this article, we provide an overview of the theme issue on word learning, describing some of the ways in which research in the area has progressed and diverged. In recent years, word learning has become central in a wider range...

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Published inPhilosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B. Biological sciences Vol. 364; no. 1536; pp. 3607 - 3615
Main Authors Gaskell, M. Gareth, Ellis, Andrew W.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England The Royal Society 27.12.2009
Subjects
Acquisition
Connectionism
Humans
Introduction
Language Development
Memory
Neuroimaging
Psycholinguistics
Verbal Learning
Vocabulary
Word Learning
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Summary:Word learning is one of the core components of language acquisition. In this article, we provide an overview of the theme issue on word learning, describing some of the ways in which research in the area has progressed and diverged. In recent years, word learning has become central in a wider range of research areas, and is important to research on adult, as well as child and infant language. We introduce 10 papers that cover the recent developments from a wide range of perspectives, focusing on developmental research, the influence of reading skills, neuroimaging and the relationship between word learning and general models of memory.
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Theme Issue 'Word learning and lexical development across the lifespan' compiled and edited by M. Gareth Gaskell and Andrew W. Ellis
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ISSN:0962-8436
1471-2970
DOI:10.1098/rstb.2009.0213