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Peer reviewedAnglin, Jeremy M.; Skwarchuk, Sheri-Lynn – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1997
Developmental changes in the expression of superordinates in children's word definitions were studied with 96 elementary school students. Superordination increased significantly and changed qualitatively with age, although across grades children produced more superordinates for nouns than for adjectives or verbs. (SLD)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Children, Definitions
