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Peer reviewedMazzocco, Michele M. M. – Journal of Child Language, 1997
Examined the effect of homonymity on children's use of semantic context to derive word meaning. The study presented participants (preschoolers, second graders, and college students) with stories including nonsense words, familiar words used accurately, and homonymous words. Results suggest that homonymity inhibits children's tendency to derive…
Descriptors: College Students, Context Clues, Educational Games, Elementary Education
