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Basic-level nouns: first learned but misunderstood.
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It is commonly believed that first-learned words correspond with first-learned categories (both described as basic level) leading to the belief that language acquisition is a reasonably good indicator of early cognition. However, toddlers often ... (Full abstract text below) Published 2002May
in Journal: J Child Lang
(Language : eng)
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2002 May;29(2):357-77
Basic-level nouns: first learned but misunderstood.
McDonough L
Brooklyn College, City University of New York Graduate Center, Department of Psychology, Brooklyn, NY 11210, USA. larainem@brooklyn.cuny.edu
It is commonly believed that first-learned words correspond with first-learned categories (both described as 'basic level') leading to the belief that language acquisition is a reasonably good indicator of early cognition. However, toddlers often overextend their first words. Do these errors reflect their comprehension? Two experiments were conducted in order to examine two-year-olds' production and comprehension of basic-level terms. The results showed overextensions both in production (e.g. children labelled a rocket 'airplane') and comprehension (e.g. they pointed to a rocket when airplane was requested). One reason toddlers extend labels to a wider conceptual domain is because they have not clearly differentiated basic-level concepts from related conceptual categories.
PMID : 12109375 [PubMed - Indexed for MEDLINE]
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| First Name | LastName | Initials |
| Laraine | McDonough | L |
Affiliation: Brooklyn College, City University of New York Graduate Center, Department of Psychology, Brooklyn, NY 11210, USA. larainem@brooklyn.cuny.edu
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