Semantic Relationship and the Learning of Syntactic Word Pairs in Children.

Gallagher, Joseph W.

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ERIC Number: EJ016163

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Publication Date: 1969

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Semantic Relationship and the Learning of Syntactic Word Pairs in Children

Gallagher, Joseph W.

J Exp Child Psychol, 8, 3, 411-417, 69 Dec

This study examined the influence of semantic consistency (meaningfulness) and anomaly on the learning of three types of syntactic pairs. The results showed that meaningful pairs are learned with fewer errors than anomalous pairs. (Author)

Descriptors: Associative Learning, Language Acquisition, Semantics, Syntax, Verbal Learning, Word Recognition, Word Study Skills

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