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Cross-linguistic Semantic Development

Cross-Linguistic Semantic Development is a theoretical framework within semantic development research that systematically investigates how meaning acquisition and conceptual structuring in language vary across or interact between different linguistic systems, distinguished by its focus on cross-linguistic comparison to uncover universal and language-specific patterns in semantic growth.

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6.5K

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152

Authors

80

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2017–2026

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Publications

75

A cross-linguistic study of early word meaning: universal ontology and linguistic influence

Mutsumi Imai, Dedre Gentner · Cognition · 1997 · 580 citations

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A cross-linguistic study of early lexical development

María Cristina Caselli, Elizabeth Bates, Paola Casadio et al. · Cognitive Development · 1995 · 515 citations

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What you hear and what you say: language performance in Spanish–English bilinguals

Thomas M. Bohman, Lisa M. Bedore, Elizabeth D. Peña et al. · International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism · 2009 · 317 citations · Full text

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Monolingual, bilingual, trilingual: infants' language experience influences the development of a word‐learning heuristic

Krista Byers‐Heinlein, Janet F. Werker · Developmental Science · 2009 · 293 citations

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Cross-language synonyms in the lexicons of bilingual infants: one language or two?

Barbara Zurer Pearson, Sylvia Fernández, D. Kimbrough Oller · Journal of Child Language · 1995 · 241 citations

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Authors

152

  1. ED
    Elizabeth D. Peña

    The University of Texas at Austin, United States

    4 publications · 551 citations

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  2. SC
    Stephen Crain

    Macquarie University, Australia

    3 publications · 64 citations

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  3. EB
    Elizabeth Bates

    University of California San Diego, United States

    3 publications · 875 citations

    3

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  4. MC
    María Cristina Caselli

    Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies, Italy

    3 publications · 875 citations

    3

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  5. LM
    Lisa M. Bedore

    The University of Texas at Austin, United States

    3 publications · 524 citations

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Institutions

80

  1. San Diego State University

    San Diego, United States

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    1.2K citations

  2. Max Planck Society

    Munich, Germany

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    613 citations

  3. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    493 citations

  4. University of California San Diego

    San Diego, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    727 citations

  5. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

    3 h-index

    9 publications

    1.9K citations

  6. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology

    Leipzig, Germany

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    245 citations

  7. Macquarie University

    Sydney, Australia

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    104 citations

  8. University of Manchester

    Manchester, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    73 citations

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Venues

  1. Child Development

    9 publications · 938 citations

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  2. Journal of Child Language

    8 publications · 585 citations

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  3. First Language

    3 publications · 202 citations

    3

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  4. Language Learning

    3 publications · 139 citations

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  5. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

    JECP · 2 publications · 24 citations

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