By 15 months, infants begin to learn new words for objects -- even if they've never seen them
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 if they've never seen them
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 this ability . . .
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By 15 months, infants begin to learn new words for objects -- even if they've never seen them
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 this ability . . .