19.415, Support: Language Acquisition: PhD Student, University of Sussex

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Date: 05-Feb-2008
From: Jessica Horst < jessica at sussex.ac.uk >
Subject: Language Acquisition: PhD Student, University of Sussex, United Kingdom

 

	
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Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:53:32
From: Jessica Horst [jessica at sussex.ac.uk]
Subject: Language Acquisition: PhD Student, University of Sussex, United Kingdom
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Institution/Organization: University of Sussex 
Department: Psychology 
Web Address: http://www.sussex.ac.uk/ 

Level: PhD 

Duties: Research
 
Specialty Areas: Language Acquisition 
Word Learning 

Description:

Child Word Learning Study (Supervisor: Dr Jessica Horst)

Applications are invited for a PhD studentship to work on a word learning
project with Dr. Jessica Horst. This study aims to examine young children's
remarkable ability to learn words quickly and apparently effortlessly.
Specifically, we will investigate young children's word learning, focusing on
their early noun vocabulary. Several developmental methodologies will be used to
explore what children learn from the very first time they are exposed to a new
word and the object that it names. We will also study how the word learning
context influences children's abilities to remember newly learned words. The
student will receive training in various developmental research methods and
conduct research with children ages 1-4 years. Applicants with a strong interest
in cognitive development or language acquisition are encouraged to apply. 

See also: http://www.lifesci.sussex.ac.uk/research/wordlab/index.html 

Application Deadline: 31-Mar-2008 

Web Address for Applications: http://www.sussex.ac.uk/Units/publications/pgrad2008/applying 

Contact Information: 
	Dr Jessica Horst 
	jessica at sussex.ac.uk  




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