Researchers at the University of Osaka have developed a mechanism that allows spoken dialog systems to learn new words ...

New research from Northwestern University shows 15-month-old infants can learn words for objects they've never seen. This ...

In classrooms and homes, words carry more power than we often realise. For children who learn differently, the way we teach ...

Two studies addressed whether children consider speakers' knowledge states when establishing initial word-referent links. In Study 1, forty-eight 3- and 4-year-olds were taught two novel words by a ...

2. Must be dynamic: Able to support various media like photos and audio that allow for the use of hyperlinks; 3. Must facilitate communication and collaboration between diverse stakeholders, ...

This study investigated incidental learning of word meanings from context during normal reading. A total of 352 students in third, fifth, and seventh grades read either expository or narrative ...