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ERIC Number: EJ339224
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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What Is "High"? The Development of Reference Points for "High" and "Low."
Smith, Linda B.; And Others
Child Development, v57 n3 p583-602 Jun 1986
Examines how reference points for the categorical interpretation of high and low (adjectives) were defined by three- to five-year-old children and adults. Shows categorical interpretations of relative terms to be complex dependent. (HOD)
Descriptors: Adjectives, Adults, Classification, Cognitive Ability, Language Acquisition, Language Research, Language Usage, Perceptual Development, Preschool Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Referents (Linguistics)