Cups and Glasses: Learning That Boundaries Are Vague.

Andersen, Elaine S.

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Publication Date: 1975

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Cups and Glasses: Learning That Boundaries Are Vague

Andersen, Elaine S.

Journal of Child Language, 2, 1, 79-103, Apr 75

Children aged 3, 6, 9 and 12 years were asked to name and sort 25 different drinking vessels. Results showed three stages: (1) they ove rextend the term "cup"; (2) they focus only on certain perceptual properties; (3) they show growing awareness of functional properties and hence the vagueness of the boundary. (Author/RM)

Descriptors: Child Language, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Definitions, Language Acquisition, Lexicology, Psycholinguistics, Semantics, Vocabulary Development

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