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Height, Age, and Function: Differing Influences on Children's Comprehension of "Younger" and "Older"
Peer reviewedKuczaj, Stan A., II; Lederberg, Amy R. – Journal of Child Language, 1977
Three investigations of preschool children's comprehension of "younger" and "older" are discussed. Results suggest children focus on height in their initial hypotheses about meanings of the terms, ignoring age or function cues. These and findings about acquisition of antonyms are discussed in terms of recent theorizing about lexical-meaning…
Descriptors: Child Language, Cognitive Development, Comprehension, Intellectual Development
Downing, John – Res Teach Engl, 1970
Reports research which reveals the difficulty children have in understanding (1) the real purpose of written language and (2) the abstract, technical vocabulary of language study and reading. (SW)
Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Development, Comprehension, Concept Formation
