Young Children's Use of Syntactic Cues To Learn Proper Names and Count Nouns.

Hall, D. Geoffrey; Lee, Sharon C.; Belanger, Julie

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ERIC Number: EJ635796

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Publication Date: 2001

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Young Children's Use of Syntactic Cues To Learn Proper Names and Count Nouns.

Hall, D. Geoffrey; Lee, Sharon C.; Belanger, Julie

Developmental Psychology, v37 n3 p298-307 May 2001

Examined in six experiments toddlers' use of syntactic cues to learn proper names and count nouns. Found that by 24 months, both girls and boys were significantly more likely to select a labeled object if they had heard a proper name than if they had heard a count noun. At 20 months, neither girls nor boys demonstrated this effect. (Author/KB)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Classification, Cognitive Development, Cross Sectional Studies, Cues, Developmental Stages, Language Acquisition, Nouns, Performance Factors, Sex Differences, Syntax, Toddlers

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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