Toddler’s “vocabulary explosion,” explained

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The vocabulary explosion" that occurs around 18 to 24 months of age is one of the more amazing feats of human learning. After months of sipping and snacking at language, the toddler begins to guzzle and gulp.

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Defusing the Childhood Vocabulary Explosion, Bob McMurray, Science, 2 August 2007.
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