Award
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development 5F31HD115328-03
The Role of Environmental Context in Early Semantic Network Development
Recipient
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States
Award Amount
$35,756.00
Ceiling
$35,756.00
Awarded
May 01, 2026
Identifier
5F31HD115328-03
Research project studying how environmental context affects toddlers' semantic network development and vocabulary structure, funded by NICHD.
Description
This project investigates whether toddlers form semantic associations between words encountered in the same environmental context, how they use environmental context to categorize objects, and how individual differences in these associations relate to vocabulary development. It aims to understand the influence of environmental context on semantic network development in toddlers to inform future language intervention strategies.