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ERIC Number: EJ573652
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0305-0009
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Why is a Pomegranate an Apple? The Role of Shape, Taxonomic Relatedness, and Prior Lexical Knowledge in Children's Overextensions of "Apple" and "Dog."
Gelman, Susan A.; Croft, William; Fu, Panfang; Clausner, Timothy; Gottfried, Gail
Journal of Child Language, v25 n2 p267-91 Jun 1998
Examined how object shape, taxonomic relatedness, and prior lexical knowledge influenced children's overextensions (e.g., referring to pomegranates as apples). Researchers presented items that disentangled the three factors and used a novel comprehension task where children could indicate negative exemplars. Error patterns differed by task and by word being tested, and were more frequent in production than comprehension. (SM)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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