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Direct linkHollander, Michelle A.; Gelman, Susan A.; Raman, Lakshmi – Language and Cognitive Processes, 2009
Many languages distinguish generic utterances (e.g., "Tigers are ferocious") from non-generic utterances (e.g., "Those tigers are ferocious"). Two studies examined how generic language specially links properties and categories. We used a novel-word extension task to ask if 4- to 5-year-old children and adults distinguish…
Descriptors: Semantics, Animals, Adults, Young Children
