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| Weist, Richard M. | 1 |
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Peer reviewedHill, Roslyn; And Others – Journal of Child Language, 1997
Examines the role of prior intention and knowledge in the comprehension of "forget" by young children. Results reveal that children initially have two interpretations of "forget": an unfilled desire and a state of not knowing. Discusses explanations for the late comprehension of "forget" in terms of representation of knowledge and intention,…
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Cognitive Development, Developmental Stages, Elementary Education
The Interaction of Language and Thought in Children's Language Acquisition: A Crosslinguistic Study.
Peer reviewedWeist, Richard M.; And Others – Journal of Child Language, 1997
Investigates the potential interaction of conceptual representations and linguistic systems during language acquisition. The study examined language-thought interactions in American, Finnish and Polish children, focusing on the conceptual and linguistic development of space and time. Findings reveal that spatial and temporal linguistic systems and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Context Effect
