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Good intentions and bad words

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 December 2002

Frank C. Keil
Frank C. Keil
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520 frank.keil@yale.edu http://www.yale.edu/psychology/
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Abstract

Bloom makes a strong case that word meaning acquisition does not require a dedicated word learning system. This conclusion, however, does not argue against a dedicated language acquisition system for syntax, morphology, and aspects of semantics. Critical questions are raised as to why word meaning should be so different from other aspects of language in the course of acquisition.

Type
Brief Report
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 24 , Issue 6 , December 2001 , pp. 1110 - 1111
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© 2001 Cambridge University Press

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