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Research Overview

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Categorisation in Infancy

In our studies on infant categorisation we address the perception of similarity and dissimilarity in the developing mind. One focus of our research in this area is the impact of labelling on category learning in preverbal infants: does hearing similar words for similar objects facilitate category formation?

Oxford CDI

Communicative Development Inventories (CDIs) are tools for measuring vocabulary size and growth. We make use of parents' extensive experience with their own child to estimate vocabulary skills.

Sleep and Language Development

Does sleep help infants integrate language experience, such as the meaning of a new word or how a word sounds in different local accents?