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Children’s referent selection and word learning: insights from a developmental robotic system

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Children’s referent selection and word learning: insights from a developmental robotic system. / Twomey, Katherine Elizabeth; Morse, Anthony; Cangelosi, Angelo et al.
In: Interaction Studies, Vol. 17, No. 1, 2016, p. 101-127.

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Twomey, KE, Morse, A, Cangelosi, A & Horst, J 2016, 'Children’s referent selection and word learning: insights from a developmental robotic system', Interaction Studies, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 101-127. https://doi.org/10.1075/is.17.1.05two

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Twomey, K. E., Morse, A., Cangelosi, A., & Horst, J. (2016). Children’s referent selection and word learning: insights from a developmental robotic system. Interaction Studies, 17(1), 101-127. https://doi.org/10.1075/is.17.1.05two

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Twomey KE, Morse A, Cangelosi A, Horst J. Children’s referent selection and word learning: insights from a developmental robotic system. Interaction Studies. 2016;17(1):101-127. Epub 2016 Sept 26. doi: 10.1075/is.17.1.05two

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Twomey, Katherine Elizabeth ; Morse, Anthony ; Cangelosi, Angelo et al. / Children’s referent selection and word learning : insights from a developmental robotic system. In: Interaction Studies. 2016 ; Vol. 17, No. 1. pp. 101-127.

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