Preschoolers' extension of novel words to animals and artifacts

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dc.contributor.authorGraham, Susan
dc.contributor.authorWelder, Andrea N.
dc.contributor.authorMerrifield, Beverley A.
dc.contributor.authorBerman, Jared M. J.
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-27T20:42:24Z
dc.date.available2020-04-27T20:42:24Z
dc.date.issued2009-10
dc.description.abstractWe examined whether preschoolers' ontological knowledge would influence lexical extension. In Experiment 1, four-year-olds were presented with a novel label for either an object with eyes described as an animal, or the same object without eyes described as a tool. In the animal condition, children extended the label to similar-shaped objects, whereas in the tool condition, children extended the label to similar-function objects. In Experiment 2, when four-year-olds were presented with objects with eyes described as tools, they extended the label on the basis of shared function. These experiments suggest that preschoolers' conceptual knowledge guides their lexical extension.en_US
dc.identifier.citationGraham, S. A., Welder, A. N., Merrifield, B. A., & Berman, J. M. J. (2009). Preschoolers' extension of novel words to animals and artifacts. "Journal of Child Language". 37(2010). 913-927. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S030500090999002Xen_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S030500090999002Xen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/111906
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherCambridge University Press : Journal of Child Languageen_US
dc.publisher.departmentPsychologyen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArtsen_US
dc.publisher.hasversionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen_US
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dc.titlePreschoolers' extension of novel words to animals and artifactsen_US
dc.typejournal articleen_US
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