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  1. ; (, The Evolution of Language: Proceedings of the 15th International Conference (Evolang XV))
    Nölle, J; Raviv, L; Graham, E; Hartmann, S; Jadoul, Y; Josserand, M; Matzinger, T; Mudd, K; Pleyer, M; Slonimska, A (Ed.)
    As adults, we continue to learn new word meanings. We can learn new words through ostensive labeling events where a word denotes a clear referent in context, or by having the word explicitly defined for us (Hahn & Gershkoff- Stowe, 2010). However, people also learn word meanings through exposure to how words are used in text (Nagy et al., 1985; Saragi et al., 1978). Here, we examine the relative effectiveness of different ways of learning new word meanings, finding that more ostensive experiences are not necessarily more effective than indirect learning via merely observing how a word is used. 
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