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If children observe conventionality, they should take the adult language – the input they hear addressed to them – as the target to aim for. If they observe contrast, they should assume that differences in form signal differences in meaning. I begin by looking at the earliest evidence for conventionality and contrast, and then turn to specific predictions these principles make about lexical acquisition.
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If children observe conventionality, they should take the adult language – the input they hear addressed to them – as the target to aim for. If they observe contrast, they should assume that differences in form signal differences in meaning. I begin by looking at the earliest evidence for conventionality and contrast, and then turn to specific predictions these principles make about lexical acquisition.
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