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ERIC Number: EJ370852
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Adjectives and Nouns: Children's Strategies for Learning New Words.
Taylor, Marjorie; Gelman, Susan A.
Child Development, v59 n2 p411-19 Apr 1988
Two strategies that children use to figure out new word meanings--attention to linguistic form class and the assumption of lexical contrast--were examined. It was found that very young children use both form class and lexical contrast to interpret new words. (PCB)
Descriptors: Adjectives, Form Classes (Languages), Language Acquisition, Language Patterns, Lexicology, Nouns, Toddlers, Vocabulary Development
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Lexical Contrast