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Peer reviewedSmith, Cheryl A.; Sachs, Jacqueline – Applied Psycholinguistics, 1990
Twenty-four 12- to 19-month-old children were studied to examine the cognitive basis for the emergence of verbs. Substantial increases in verb comprehension across contexts, abstract cognition, and the ability to engage in symbolic action were observed, suggesting a relationship between underlying cognitive development and increased verb…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Language Acquisition
