By 15 months, infants begin to learn new words for objects, even those they've never seen
April 23, 2025
April 23, 2025
EVANSTON, Illinois, April 23 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release:
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By 15 months, infants begin to learn new words for objects, even those they've never seen
EVANSTON, Ill. -- Human language allows us to learn new words for things we've never witnessed directly. We do this seamlessly, for example, in conversations, using clues from the overall context to infer a new word's meaning.
But how early does . . .
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By 15 months, infants begin to learn new words for objects, even those they've never seen
EVANSTON, Ill. -- Human language allows us to learn new words for things we've never witnessed directly. We do this seamlessly, for example, in conversations, using clues from the overall context to infer a new word's meaning.
But how early does . . .