Children's Understanding of Epistemic Modals.

Noveck, Ira A.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ547507

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Publication Date: 1996

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Children's Understanding of Epistemic Modals.

Noveck, Ira A.; And Others

Journal of Child Language, v23 n3 p621-43 Oct 1996

Investigates the extent to which a representation of relative force can account for children's understanding of epistemic modals when their logical meaning is considered. Results confirm the influence of relative force and suggest that deductive inference is an early semantic component of modal terms. (29 references) (Author/CK)

Descriptors: Child Language, Cognitive Development, Epistemology, Form Classes (Languages), Hypothesis Testing, Language Processing, Metacognition, Preschool Children, Semantics

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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