Role of Adult Input in Young Children's Category Evolution.

Mervis, Carolyn; Mervis, Cynthia A.

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Publication Date: 1988

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Role of Adult Input in Young Children's Category Evolution.

Mervis, Carolyn; Mervis, Cynthia A.

Journal of Child Language, v15 n2 p257-72 Jun 1988

Observation of adult response to children's initial overextensions (use of the correct label, correction of error, and demonstration of object attributes) revealed that demonstrations were the most important factor in inducing toddlers to assign an object to its adult category. (Author/CB)

Descriptors: Adults, Child Language, Experiential Learning, Feedback, Language Acquisition, Language Attitudes, Language Usage, Toddlers, Vocabulary Development

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