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Words and Plans: Early Language and the Development of Intelligent Action.

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Gopnik, Alison – Journal of Child Language, 1982

Discusses children's acquisition of non-nominal, abstract words and argues that the use of these words parallels the child's cognitive development in trial-and-error problem solving and in development of insight. (EKN)

Descriptors: Child Language, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Infants

Cross-linguistic Differences in Early Semantic and Cognitive Development.

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Gopnik, Alison; And Others – Cognitive Development, 1996

Studied semantic and cognitive development of Korean-speaking and English-speaking children. Found that categorization and a naming spurt emerged later in Korean speakers than in English speakers, while means-ends abilities and success/failure words emerged earlier in Korean speakers than in English speakers. Also, Korean-speaking mothers…

Descriptors: Caregiver Speech, Classification, Cognitive Development, Cross Cultural Studies