Reexamining the vocabulary spurt

Ganger, J and Brent, MR (2004) Reexamining the vocabulary spurt. Developmental Psychology, 40 (4). 621 - 632. ISSN 0012-1649

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Abstract

The authors asked whether there is evidence to support the existence of the vocabulary spurt, an increase in the rate of word learning that is thought to occur during the 2nd year of life. Using longitudinal data from 38 children, they modeled the rate of word learning with two functions, one with an inflection point (logistic), which would indicate a spurt, and one without an inflection point (quadratic). Comparing the fits of these two functions using likelihood ratios, they found that just 5 children had a better logistic fit, which indicated that these children underwent a spurt. The implications for theories of cognitive and language development are considered.

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Item Type:	Article
Status:	Published
Creators/Authors:	Creators Email Pitt Username ORCID Ganger, J jganger@pitt.edu JGANGER Brent, MR
Date:	1 July 2004
Date Type:	Publication
Journal or Publication Title:	Developmental Psychology
Volume:	40
Number:	4
Page Range:	621 - 632
DOI or Unique Handle:	10.1037/0012-1649.40.4.621
Schools and Programs:	Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences > Psychology
Refereed:	No
ISSN:	0012-1649
Article Type:	Review
Date Deposited:	12 May 2017 20:08
Last Modified:	02 Feb 2019 15:59
URI:	http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/31915

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