Age-of-Acquisition Effects
So, three papers on age-of-acquisition effects. In order of subjectively judged intriguingness:
1. Lewis, Gerhand, & Ellis (2001). Re-evaluating age-of-acquisition effects: are they simply cumulative-frequency effects? Cognition 78:289-205.
2. Hodgson & Ellis (1998). Last in, First to Go: Age of Acquisition and Naming in the Elderly. Brain and Language, 64:146-163. attachment:HodgsonEllis.pdf
3. Zevin & Seidenberg (2002). (OPTIONAL.) Age of Acquisition Effects in Word Reading and Other Tasks. Journal of Memory and Language. attachment:ZevinSeidenberg.pdf
The Lewis, Gerhand, and Ellis paper summarizes many of the studies that found age-of-acquisition effects, so the Zevin & Seidenberg can be optional. I'll make a few slides on various places where people have reported finding AOA effects, and we can discuss them in the context of the Lewis, Gerhand, & Ellis claim that AOA effects may not be wholly independent of cumulatively frequency. attachment:LewisGerhandEllis.pdf
Additionally, Neal can talk about some related work he did with Inbal, and Meredith can comment on some Hodgson & Ellis's claims with her background in aging research at the Corkin lab! Fun for all.
If I've omitted anything anyone wanted to cover, feel free to let me know and I'm happy to include it.