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Download full textAu, Terry Kit-Fong – Papers and Reports on Child Language Development, 1985
Two studies were performed to determine the process used by young children to figure out the meaning of a new word. It was hypothesized that the children would use one of two strategies: (1) ignore the word and wait for more information, or learn only what is unambiguous about it, or (2) make a reasonable but uncertain guess, quickly setting up…
Descriptors: Child Language, Comprehension, Concept Formation, Language Acquisition
