Elcos are common, ajajatas are weird: Manner implicatures guide the interpretation of unfamiliar words for French children and for adults in 18 languages.

Authors

Olivier Mascaro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1120-5955)
Olivier Morin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6216-1307)
Adeline Depierreux
Ninon Peysson

Institutions

Université Paris Cité (FR)
Sorbonne Université (FR)
Centre National pour la Recherche Scientifique et Technique (CNRST) (MA)
Institut Jean Nicod (FR)
Institut du Cerveau (FR)

Publication Details

Journal: Journal of Experimental Psychology General
Published: 2026-07-30
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1037/xge0001972
Primary Topic: Categorization, perception, and language
Type: article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 0.00

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Agence Nationale de la Recherche

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article

Elcos are common, ajajatas are weird: Manner implicatures guide the interpretation of unfamiliar words for French children and for adults in 18 languages.

Olivier Mascaro, Olivier Morin, Adeline Depierreux, Ninon Peysson

Jul 30, 2026

Journal of Experimental Psychology General

Categorization, perception, and language

article

Elcos are common, ajajatas are weird: Manner implicatures guide the interpretation of unfamiliar words for French children and for adults in 18 languages.

Olivier Mascaro, Olivier Morin, Adeline Depierreux, Ninon Peysson

July 30, 2026article en

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Journal of Experimental Psychology GeneralVol. 155(8)

Université Paris Cité (FR), Sorbonne Université (FR), Centre National pour la Recherche Scientifique et Technique (CNRST) (MA), Institut Jean Nicod (FR), Institut du Cerveau (FR)

Agence Nationale de la Recherche

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