Early Word Meanings: Perceptually or Functionally Based?.

Tomikawa, Sandra A.; Dodd, David H.

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ERIC Number: EJ246088

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Publication Date: 1980-Dec

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Early Word Meanings: Perceptually or Functionally Based?

Tomikawa, Sandra A.; Dodd, David H.

Child Development, v51 n4 p1103-09 Dec 1980

In a series of five experiments, young children (two- and three-year-olds) were presented with novel objects in which perceptual and functional features varied independently. Results indicate that early conceptualizations and word meanings are perceptually based when perceptual and functional features are independently available. (Author/RH)

Descriptors: Child Language, Classification, Concept Formation, Criteria, Infants, Language Acquisition, Language Research, Preschool Children, Preschool Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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