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ERIC Number: EJ086564
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1973
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Asymmetries in the Acquisition of Polar Adjectives: Linguistic or Conceptual?
Klatzky, Roberta L.; And Others
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 16, 1, 32-46, Aug 73
Investigates whether the asymmetry in children's acquisition of polar adjective pairs is based on linguistic factors related to differences in adult usage and frequency or on an underlying conceptual difference. Results suggest acquisition is based on an underlying conceptual asymmetry. (DP)
Descriptors: Adjectives, Concept Formation, Elementary School Students, Language Acquisition, Linguistics, Preschool Children, Psycholinguistics, Speech, Verbal Learning
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