Children's Hypotheses about Word Meanings: Is There a Basic Level Constraint?.

Callanan, Maureen A.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ478177

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Publication Date: 1994

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Children's Hypotheses about Word Meanings: Is There a Basic Level Constraint?

Callanan, Maureen A.; And Others

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, v57 n1 p108-38 Feb 1994

Contrary to the basic-level restraint hypothesis, which suggests that young children learn basic-level words more easily than specific-level words, these five studies show that although other constraints on word meaning may be in place, children are flexible in interpreting new words at different hierarchical levels. (MDM)

Descriptors: Adults, Associative Learning, Childhood Attitudes, Classification, Learning Processes, Learning Theories, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Semantics, Word Recognition

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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