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Direct linkHollander, Michelle A.; Gelman, Susan A.; Raman, Lakshmi – Language and Cognitive Processes, 2009
Many languages distinguish generic utterances (e.g., "Tigers are ferocious") from non-generic utterances (e.g., "Those tigers are ferocious"). Two studies examined how generic language specially links properties and categories. We used a novel-word extension task to ask if 4- to 5-year-old children and adults distinguish…
Descriptors: Semantics, Animals, Adults, Young Children
Pyykkonen, Pirita; Matthews, Danielle; Jarvikivi, Juhani – Language and Cognitive Processes, 2010
Recent evidence from adult pronoun comprehension suggests that semantic factors such as verb transitivity affect referent salience and thereby anaphora resolution. We tested whether the same semantic factors influence pronoun comprehension in young children. In a visual world study, 3-year-olds heard stories that began with a sentence containing…
Descriptors: Comprehension, Sentences, Semantics, Verbs
