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ERIC Number: EJ428670
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0305-0009
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The Development of Noun Definitions: A Metalinguistic Analysis.
McGhee-Bidlack, Betty
Journal of Child Language, v18 n2 p417-34 Jun 1991
A study charting the development of 120 participants to define is presented. Participants were asked to define eight concrete and eight abstract nouns. Results indicate that there are significant differences in the way concrete and abstract nouns are defined. (32 references) (GLR)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis, Definitions, Language Acquisition, Metalinguistics, Nouns
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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