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ERIC Number: EJ300129
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983
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How a Thing Is Called--A Study of Mothers' and Children's Naming.
Wales, Roger; And Others
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, v36 n1 p1-17 Aug 1983
Investigates the effect of presentation context, taxonomy, and age of child on mothers' choices of category names in object-naming tasks. Contextual factors had a primary role in determining mothers' selections of category names, and the three independent variables had a complex and dynamic effect on mothers' naming practices. (Author/CI)
Descriptors: Age, Classification, Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis, Context Clues, Context Effect, Mothers, Semantics, Young Children
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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