The Effect of Previously Learned Words on the Child's Acquisition of Words for Similar Referents.

Tomasello, Michael; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ380225

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Publication Date: 1988

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The Effect of Previously Learned Words on the Child's Acquisition of Words for Similar Referents.

Tomasello, Michael; And Others

Journal of Child Language, v15 n3 p505-15 Oct 1988

Assessment of two-year-olds' (N=22) acquisition of words for referents of previously learned words indicated that young children found it easier to learn a new word when they were able to contrast its referent with that of a word they already knew. (Author/CB)

Descriptors: Child Language, Infants, Language Acquisition, Language Enrichment, Language Research, Vocabulary Development, Word Recognition

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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