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ERIC Number: EJ413796
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
The Development of Verb Concepts: Children's Use of Verbs to Label Familiar and Novel Events.
Behrend, Douglas A.
Child Development, v61 n3 p681-96 Jun 1990
The importance of actions, results, and instruments in the development of verb concepts was examined in four studies. Studies are discussed in terms of theory and research on conceptual development, word learning strategies, and the semantic organization of nouns and verbs. (PCB)
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Child Development, Children, Concept Formation, Semantics, Verbs
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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