Question | Answer |
Overextension | Word is stretched to include things that aren't normally part of that word's meaning. |
Underextension | Word is reduced to mean only part of its normal meaning. |
Eve Clark Study of Overextensions | Children base overextensions on: 1. Physical qualities 2. features such as taste, sound, movement, texture, size, shape |
Rescorla's Types of Overextensions | Categorical Overextension Analogical Overextension Mismatch Statements |
Categorical Overextension | Name of one member of a category is used for all members of the category. Apple used for all round fruits. |
Analogical Overextension | A word for one object is extended into another category. Usually based on features. Ball used for a round fruit. |
Mismatch Statements | One-word sentences that seem quite abstract. Saying duck when looking at an empty pond. |
Aitchison's Stages of Linguistic Development | Labelling - linking words to objects Packaging - exploring labels and to what they can apply Network Building - making connections, understanding similarities and opposites |
Piaget's Stages of Children's Linguistic Development | Sensorimotor - Up to 2 years Pre-Operational - 2-7 years Concrete Operational - 7-11 years Formal Operational - 11+ years |
Sensorimotor Stage | Up to 2 years Object permanence - the concept that objects still exist when out of sight |
Pre-Operational | 2-7 years Language is egocentric - either focused on the child or used by the child when no one else is around |
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