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Davis, E. Emory; Landau, Barbara – Language Learning and Development, 2021
Perception verbs and mental verbs have significant overlap in their syntax and semantics; both reference mental representations when taking embedded clauses, as in "I see that Maria was here" and "I think that Maria was here." Some have suggested that perception is more accessible for young children than mental states, raising…
Descriptors: Verbs, Semantics, Phrase Structure, Perception
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Ameel, Eef; Malt, Barbara C.; Storms, Gert – Language Learning and Development, 2014
Usage patterns for common nouns continue to change well past the early years of language acquisition in free naming (Andersen, 1975; Ameel, Malt, & Storms, 2008). The current research evaluates whether this continued evolution is shown in receptive judgments as well, given their differing cognitive demands. We found an extended learning…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Young Children, Early Adolescents, Naming