Abstract
Some of the things that adults learn about language, and about the world, are very specific, whereas others are more abstract or rulelike. This article reviews evidence showing that infants, too, can very rapidly acquire both specific and abstract information, and considers the mechanisms that infants might use in doing so.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 145-147 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Current Directions in Psychological Science |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 2000 |
Keywords
- Computation modeling
- Infant cognition
- Language acquisition
- Rules
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Psychology