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Becoming a Word Learner: A Debate on Lexical Acquisition

Counterpoint commentary

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Golinkoff, RM; Hirsh-Pasek, K; Bloom, L; Smith, LB; Woodward, AL; Akhtar, N; Tomasello, M; Hollich, G
April 1, 2010

This chapter contains the authors' reactions to the previous chapters and stresses the similarities and differences between these theoretical views. It discusses that part of the debate concerns whether the first words are more like the indexical signs of most nonhumans or like the symbols of the human 4-year-old. It argues that although there are marked contrasts between the views, the work of all the authors focuses on a central issue: an understanding of how infants break the language barrier by learning words.

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Golinkoff, R. M., Hirsh-Pasek, K., Bloom, L., Smith, L. B., Woodward, A. L., Akhtar, N., … Hollich, G. (2010). Counterpoint commentary. In Becoming a Word Learner: A Debate on Lexical Acquisition. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195130324.003.007
Golinkoff, R. M., K. Hirsh-Pasek, L. Bloom, L. B. Smith, A. L. Woodward, N. Akhtar, M. Tomasello, and G. Hollich. “Counterpoint commentary.” In Becoming a Word Learner: A Debate on Lexical Acquisition, 2010. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195130324.003.007.
Golinkoff RM, Hirsh-Pasek K, Bloom L, Smith LB, Woodward AL, Akhtar N, et al. Counterpoint commentary. In: Becoming a Word Learner: A Debate on Lexical Acquisition. 2010.
Golinkoff, R. M., et al. “Counterpoint commentary.” Becoming a Word Learner: A Debate on Lexical Acquisition, 2010. Scopus, doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195130324.003.007.
Golinkoff RM, Hirsh-Pasek K, Bloom L, Smith LB, Woodward AL, Akhtar N, Tomasello M, Hollich G. Counterpoint commentary. Becoming a Word Learner: A Debate on Lexical Acquisition. 2010.

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April 1, 2010