Inferences and semantic development
- 1 April 1975
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Journal of Child Language
- Vol. 2 (1) , 143-152
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0305000900000933
Abstract
Three experiments with children between 5 and 7 years are described. It is shown that nominal predication of an unknown word by a superordinate term enables young children to make appropriate inferences concerning its attributes. The provision of distinguishing attributes also permits the child to differentiate the unfamiliar word from hyponyms of the superordinate. The results are discussed in relation to semantic development and reasoning in the young child.Keywords
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