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Antonym Adjective Contexts and the Facilitation of Noun-Pair Learning in Children
Ehri, Linnea C.; Richardson, Dana – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1972
Descriptors: Adjectives, Child Language, Deep Structure, Language Research
The Acquisition of Semantic Restrictions in Children
Howe, Herbert E., Jr.; Hillman, Donald – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1973
Research supported by a grant from the University of Nebraska Research Council. (RS)
Descriptors: Child Language, Elementary Schools, Language Acquisition, Linguistic Theory
On the Child's Acquisition of Antonyms in Two Semantic Fields
Clark, Eve V. – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1972
Research supported in part by a National Science Foundation Grant. (VM)
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Language, Experiments, Information Processing
On the Acquisition of a Semantic System
Kuczaj, Stan A., II – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1975
Two investigations of the acquisition of the meaning of "always" and "never," and "always,""never,""usually,""seldom," and "sometimes" are discussed. Results demonstrate that the acquisition sequence of meanings of related words may vary among children at the beginning, but become consistent in later acquisition. (CHK)
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Language, Language Acquisition, Language Learning Levels
On the Acquisition of the Meaning of "Before" and "After."
Clark, Eve V. – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1970
This study was conducted to examine the acquisition of the meaning of the temporal conjunctions "before" and "after." The initial hypothesis was that in the acquisition of a word, the child learns its semantic components one at a time. The subjects were 40 school children attending the Bing Nursery School at Stanford…
Descriptors: Child Language, Comprehension, Form Classes (Languages), Function Words
The Semantic Organization of Some Simple Nouns and Verbs.
Huttenlocher, Janellen; Lui, Felicia – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1979
Reports on experiments examining the semantic organization of concrete nouns and verbs and its development in childhood. Differences in semantic organization are said to be a clue to age-related changes in performance with verbs. (AM)
Descriptors: Child Language, Cognitive Processes, Experimental Psychology, Language Acquisition