Understanding Bilingual Word Learning: The Role of Phonotactic Probability and Phonological Neighbourhood Density

Purpose: Previous research has shown that the language-learning mechanism is affected by bilingualism resulting in a novel word learning advantage for bilingual speakers. However, less is known about the factors that might influence this advantage. This article reports an investigation of 2 factors:...

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Main Authors: Nair, V., Biedermann, Britta, Nickels, B.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/59595