building meanings and semantic errors Flashcards
labelling
linking words to the objects they refer to
packaging
exploring the labels and to what they apply. trial and error approach
network building
making connections between words, understanding similarities and opposites in meanings
over-extension
occurs when a word is extended to other objects and given a broader meaning
categorical over-extension
word from one category is applied to another that’s similar
analogical over-extension
word for one object is applied to another from a different category with similarities
mismatch over-extension
when there’s an abstract piece of info that a child applies from one thing to another
under-extension
occurs when a child restrics the things a word refers to