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Direct linkMeyer, Meredith; Gelman, Susan A.; Stilwell, Sarah M. – Language Learning and Development, 2015
Generic noun phrases, or generics, refer to abstract categories ("Dogs" bark) rather than particular individuals ("Those dogs" bark). Study 1 investigated how parents use gestures in association with generic versus particular reference during naturalistic interactions with their 2- and 3-year-old children. Parents provided…
Descriptors: Cues, Nonverbal Communication, Undergraduate Students, Nouns
Graham, Susan A.; Nayer, Samantha L.; Gelman, Susan A. – Child Development, 2011
These studies investigated two hundred and forty-four 24- and 30-month-olds' sensitivity to generic versus nongeneric language when acquiring knowledge about novel kinds. Toddlers were administered an inductive inference task, during which they heard a generic noun phrase (e.g., "Blicks drink milk") or a nongeneric noun phrase (e.g., "This blick…
Descriptors: Phrase Structure, Nouns, Inferences, Toddlers
Peer reviewedGelman, Susan A.; Tardif, Twila – Cognition, 1998
Three studies examined adults' generic noun phrases in English and Mandarin Chinese from child-directed speech of caregivers interacting with their toddlers. Found that generic noun phrases were reliably identified in both languages. Generic noun phrases most frequently referred to animals. Non-generic noun phrases were used most frequently for…
Descriptors: Adults, Caregiver Speech, Child Caregivers, Classification
