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Direct linkSaji, Noburo; Imai, Mutsumi; Saalbach, Henrik; Zhang, Yuping; Shu, Hua; Okada, Hiroyuki – Cognition, 2011
This paper explores the process through which children sort out the relations among verbs belonging to the same semantic domain. Using a set of Chinese verbs denoting a range of action events that are labeled by carrying or holding in English as a test case, we looked at how Chinese-speaking 3-, 5-, and 7-year-olds and adults apply 13 different…
Descriptors: Semantics, Verbs, Vocabulary Development, Chinese
Peer reviewedNelson, Katherine – Cognition, 1976
Analysis of 24 spontaneous speech samples from children at 24 and 30 months revealed a correlated progression in the form, function, and meaning of adjective modifiers used with increased language development. (Author/DEP)
Descriptors: Adjectives, Child Language, Language Acquisition, Language Usage
