A classic study on this
At 6–9 months, human infants know the meanings of many common nouns
Elika Bergelson, Daniel Swingley · 2012 · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Children
- Babies aged 6 to 9 months (number not checked yet)
- Where
- Not checked yet (summary only)
- Ages
- 6 to 9 months
- How
- Researchers tracked where babies looked when a parent named one of several pictures
- What it found
- Babies from 6 months looked at the picture that was named, showing they already understood several common words learned at home.
- Limits
- A lab study. We read the summary, not yet the full paper.