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Brooks, Neon; Audet, Jennifer; Barner, David – Developmental Psychology, 2013
Before children learn the specific meanings of numerals like six, do they know that they represent precise quantities? Previous studies have reported conflicting evidence and have found that children expect numerals to label precise quantities in some tasks but not in others (Condry & Spelke, 2008; Sarnecka & Gelman, 2004). In this…
Descriptors: Pragmatics, Inferences, Preschool Children, Numbers
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Brooks, Neon; Pogue, Amanda; Barner, David – Developmental Science, 2011
When asked to "find three forks", adult speakers of English use the noun "fork" to identify units for counting. However, when number words (e.g. "three") and quantifiers (e.g. "more", "every") are used with unfamiliar words ("Give me three blickets") noun-specific conceptual criteria are unavailable for picking out units. This poses a problem for…
Descriptors: Children, Language Acquisition, Numeracy, Number Concepts