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Two-Year-Olds Readily Learn Multiple Labels for the Same Basic-Level Category
- Source :
- Child Development. 65:1163-1177
- Publication Year :
- 1994
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 1994.
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Abstract
- 2 basic frameworks for lexical principles have been proposed (Golinkoff, Mervis, & Hirsh-Pasek; Markman). In many types of situations, these frameworks make the same predictions regarding 2-year-olds' interpretation of novel terms. However, the predictions diverge in some cases. 3 experiments were conducted to address 1 such situation: the case in which the child hears a novel term but already knows a label for each of the objects present. Results of all 3 studies converged on the same outcome: The new term was most likely to be treated as a second basic-level name for the category to which the object belonged. Analyses of individual patterns of responding revealed that, of the 58 subjects, 50 made more basic-level responses than part responses, 1 made equal numbers of basic-level and part responses, and 7 made more part responses than basic-level responses. Implications of these findings for models of early lexical development are discussed.
Details
- ISSN :
- 14678624 and 00093920
- Volume :
- 65
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Child Development
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....3dc2d29e3322455150f2c4862707e74e