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What is stored in memory when children learn new words?

What is it about?

When children learn new words they store information about the sounds in the word and the word's meaning.

Why is it important?

We used word learning data from a large, diverse group of children to test several theories about what is stored in memory for new words.

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The following have contributed to this summary: Shelley Gray, Tiffany Hogan, and Hope Lancaster

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