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ERIC Number: EJ547511
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0305-0009
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Monolingual and Bilingual Children's Use of the Mutual Exclusivity Constraint.
Davidson, Denise
Journal of Child Language, v24 n1 p3-24 Feb 1997
Examined the use of the mutual exclusivity constraint in naming objects among young children monolingual in English or bilingual in English/Urdu or in English/Greek. The study used three tests of the constraint: disambiguation, rejection and restriction. Findings revealed that bilingual children used the constraint to a lesser extent than monolinguals. (25 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Ambiguity, Bilingualism, Child Language, English, Greek, Language Attitudes, Language Proficiency, Monolingualism, Preschool Children, Testing, Toddlers, Uncommonly Taught Languages, Urdu, Vocabulary Development
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test
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