A Cross-Linguistic Examination of the Noun-Category Bias: Its Existence and Specificity in French- and Spanish-Speaking Preschool-Aged Children.

Waxman, Sandra R.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1997

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A Cross-Linguistic Examination of the Noun-Category Bias: Its Existence and Specificity in French- and Spanish-Speaking Preschool-Aged Children.

Waxman, Sandra R.; And Others

Cognitive Psychology, v32 n3 p183-218 Apr 1997

Whether preschoolers extend count nouns to other members of the same noun category was studied with 87 French- and 45 Spanish-speaking children. Results suggest that mapping between count nouns and object categories may be a universal phenomenon, although mappings between adjectives and associated applications vary among languages. (SLD)

Descriptors: Bias, Classification, Cross Cultural Studies, French, International Studies, Language Acquisition, Language Universals, Preschool Children, Spanish

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