Children prefer to acquire information from unambiguous speakers

Detecting ambiguity is essential for successful communication. Two studies investigated whether preschool- (4- to 5-year-old) and school-age (6- to 7-year-old) children show sensitivity to communicative ambiguity and can use this cue to determine which speakers constitute valuable informational sour...

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Main Author: Gillis, Randall
Language:en
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10012/6222