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age of acquisition: a standalone construct

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age ofacquisition1 CONSTRUCTAge of acquisitionCARROLL · PSYCHOLINGUISTICS

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Psycholinguistics

words learned earlier in life are named and recognized faster, independently of how frequent they are.

In psycholinguistics, age of acquisition refers to words learned earlier in life are named and recognized faster, independently of how frequent they are. This meaning comes from Carroll (1973) in Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology.[1]

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  1. Carroll, J. B., & White, M. N. (1973). Word Frequency and Age of Acquisition as Determiners of Picture-Naming Latency. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 25(1), 85-95. https://doi.org/10.1080/14640747308400325

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