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Direct linkHupp, Julie M.; Sloutsky, Vladimir M.; Culicover, Peter W. – Language and Cognitive Processes, 2009
The ability to distinguish between an inflectional derivation of a target word, which is a variant of the target, and a completely new word is an important task of language acquisition. In an attempt to explain the ability to solve this problem, it has been proposed that the beginning of the word is its most psychologically salient portion.…
Descriptors: Morphology (Languages), Language Acquisition, Experiments, Cognitive Processes
Peer reviewedKuczaj, Stan J. II – Child Development, 1979
Tests the hypothesis that children are predisposed to learn suffixes rather than prefixes. Results of four experiments generally support the hypothesis. Importance of language learning strategies and influences of child's experience on strategy use are discussed. (JMB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Early Experience, Language Acquisition, Language Research
