Descriptor
| Child Language | 2 |
| Language Acquisition | 2 |
| Psycholinguistics | 2 |
| Verbal Development | 2 |
| Verbal Learning | 2 |
| Vocabulary Development | 2 |
| Cognitive Processes | 1 |
| Language Research | 1 |
| Learning Motivation | 1 |
| Learning Processes | 1 |
| Lexicology | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| Journal of Child Language | 1 |
Publication Type
| Reports - Research | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedBarrett, Martyn D. – Journal of Child Language, 1978
The hypothesis explains the early lexical development of children and the predictions of this hypothesis are shown to be consistent with available data on overextension. (Author/NCR)
Descriptors: Child Language, Language Acquisition, Lexicology, Perceptual Development
Download full textBaron, Naomi S. – 1976
This paper explores the questions of how and why children learn names for things. The acquisition of reference is set within a broader discussion of linguistic representation, which defines language as a system functioning in a three-way relationship among the individual language user, the world of experience, and the social community. It is…
Descriptors: Child Language, Cognitive Processes, Language Acquisition, Language Research
