Child Language Acquisition: Word Learning Traditional Approach Flashcards
What is one assumption for children when learning new words in context of an event?
When an adult refers to an object, child assumes they are talking about the whole thing
What is another assumption about how children use features of a noun?
They deconstruct meanings of words in to semantic features
What is an example of semantic features deconstruction?
The word cat refers to something with 4 legs, fur, whiskers and makes a noise
What is a final assumption on how children learn words?
Children look for what is prototypical about the object linked to the word
What is Prototype theory?
The idea that each word has definining features making it that thing
What is an example of Prototype Theory?
A chair has a back and 4 legs
What does 1 word go with for children initially?
1 meaning
1 word 1 meaning example
Talk about a cup and say the handle is the “ear”. The child learns this new word and believe it only means this
