Journal article
2004
Alice Gabrielle Twight Professor of Psychology & Education
(847)467-1272
Department of Psychology
Northwestern University
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Gentner, D. (2004). Dedre Gentner A STUDY OF EARLY WORD MEANING USING ARTIFICIAL OBJECTS : WHAT LOOKS LIKE A JIGGY BUT ACTS LIKE A ZIMBO ?
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Gentner, D. “Dedre Gentner A STUDY OF EARLY WORD MEANING USING ARTIFICIAL OBJECTS : WHAT LOOKS LIKE A JIGGY BUT ACTS LIKE A ZIMBO ?” (2004).
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Gentner, D. Dedre Gentner A STUDY OF EARLY WORD MEANING USING ARTIFICIAL OBJECTS : WHAT LOOKS LIKE A JIGGY BUT ACTS LIKE A ZIMBO ? 2004.
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@article{d2004a,
title = {Dedre Gentner A STUDY OF EARLY WORD MEANING USING ARTIFICIAL OBJECTS : WHAT LOOKS LIKE A JIGGY BUT ACTS LIKE A ZIMBO ?},
year = {2004},
author = {Gentner, D.}
}
Theories of semantic acquisition have differed as to the relative importance of form and function in early word meaning. One reason that the issue has been difficult to resolve is that in everyday life the forms of objects are highly correlated with their normal uses. The present study attempts to circumvent this difficulty by using artificial