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Direct linkMarinellie, Sally A.; Johnson, Cynthia J. – Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 2004
The present investigation is a study of the definitional style of nouns and verbs in typically developing school-age children. A total of 30 children in upper-elementary grades provided verbal definitions for 10 common high-frequency nouns (e.g., apple, boat, baby) and 10 common high- frequency verbs (e.g., climb, sing, throw). All definitions…
Descriptors: Semantics, Verbs, Nouns, Syntax
