Sound Symbolism Facilitates Long-Term Retention of the Semantic Representation of Novel Verbs in Three-Year-Olds

Previous research has shown that sound symbolism facilitates action label learning when the test trial used to assess learning immediately followed the training trial in which the (novel) verb was taught. The current study investigated whether sound symbolism benefits verb learning in the long term....

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Main Authors: Katerina Kantartzis, Mutsumi Imai, Danielle Evans, Sotaro Kita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-03-01
Series:Languages
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2226-471X/4/2/21