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| Autor/inn/en | Brandone, Amanda C.; Gelman, Susan A. |
|---|---|
| Titel | Generic Language Use Reveals Domain Differences in Young Children's Expectations about Animal and Artifact Categories |
| Quelle | In: Cognitive Development, 28 (2013) 1, S.63-75 (13 Seiten)
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
| ISSN | 0885-2014 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.cogdev.2012.09.002 |
| Schlagwörter | Animals; Language Usage; Language Acquisition; Cues; Young Children; Nouns; Expectation; Phrase Structure; Novelty (Stimulus Dimension); Thinking Skills; Cognitive Ability; Classification; Beliefs |
| Abstract | The goal of the present study was to explore domain differences in young children's expectations about the structure of animal and artifact categories. We examined 5-year-olds' and adults' use of category-referring generic noun phrases (e.g., "Birds fly") about novel animals and artifacts. The same stimuli served as both animals and artifacts; thus, stimuli were perceptually identical across domains, and domain was indicated exclusively by language. Results revealed systematic domain differences: children and adults produced more generic utterances when items were described as animals than artifacts. Because the stimuli were novel and lacking perceptual cues to domain, these findings must be attributed to higher-order expectations about animal and artifact categories. Overall, results indicate that by age 5, children are able to make knowledge-based domain distinctions between animals and artifacts that may be rooted in beliefs about the coherence and homogeneity of categories within these domains. (Contains 2 figures.) (As Provided). |
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| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
| Update | 2017/4/10 |
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