ISSN 1671-3710
CN 11-4766/R
主办:中国科学院心理研究所
出版:科学出版社

›› 2011, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (2): 175-184.

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Cross-cultural Study on Infant Word Learning

ZHU Li-Qi;MENG Xiang-Zhi;Twila TARDIF   

  1. (1 Key Lab of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China)
    (2 Department of Psychology, Peiking University, Beijing 100871 China)
    (3 Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, USA)
  • Received:2010-11-16 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2011-02-15 Published:2011-02-15
  • Contact: ZHU Li-Qi

Abstract: Infant word learning is a hot topic in language development. Most research is working with English infants. Currently there are few studies on early language development with Chinese infants. Since Mandarin Chinese is different from English in many aspects, adults’ "input" and non-linguistic cues all influence infant word learning, these may lead to different word learning pattern. This study aims to investigate Chinese and English infant word learning (including word comprehension and production) and adults’ linguistic and non-linguistic input features that may improve infant language development. The study will adopt lab experiment, observation and scale measurement, using new technique (such as habituation and IPLP), to explore word learning and factors that influence its development. The result may reveal the language-specific and general machanism and shed light to children’s word learning.

Key words: infant, language development, cross-cultural, mandarin Chinese