Expression of Superordinates in Children's Word Definitions.

Anglin, Jeremy M.; Skwarchuk, Sheri-Lynn

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ERIC Number: EJ550054

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Publication Date: 1997

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Expression of Superordinates in Children's Word Definitions.

Anglin, Jeremy M.; Skwarchuk, Sheri-Lynn

Journal of Educational Psychology, v89 n2 p298-308 Jun 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, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Verbal Development

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Language: English

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