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Peer reviewedTaylor, Marjorie; Gelman, Susan A. – Child Development, 1988
Two strategies that children use to figure out new word meanings--attention to linguistic form class and the assumption of lexical contrast--were examined. It was found that very young children use both form class and lexical contrast to interpret new words. (PCB)
Descriptors: Adjectives, Form Classes (Languages), Language Acquisition, Language Patterns
Peer reviewedAckerman, Brian P. – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1985
Adjective noun-noun word triplets were presented in an acquisition encoding context to second and fourth graders and college students to determine if they were compatible with trace information in memory and change with age. (HOD)
Descriptors: Adjectives, Age Differences, College Students, Context Clues
