Lexical and Semantic Development: Studies and Extensions Flashcards
What did Pinker say words were?
A stretch of sound expressing a concept
What did Pinker say about the process of learning words? Why?
They just have to be memorised because there are no rules to it
Who said there were 3 processes in Children learning words?
Aitchison
What are the 3 word learning processes?
Labelling Packaging Network building
What is Labelling?
Associating sounds with objects
What is Packaging? What happens the most here?
Starting to explore how far a label can be used. Over and underextensions happen a lot
What is Network Building?
Understanding where labels usually exist
Name all of the types of mislabelling children can make in learning language
Overextension Underextension Categorical Overextension Analogical Overextension Mismatch or Predicate Structures
Define Overextension
Covering more things with a label than the actual label meaning
What is an example of overextension?
Labelling anything with 4 legs and fur that makes a noise as a cat
Define Underextension
When a label means too little of what it actually applies to
What is an example of Underextension?
Labelling bananas as bananas, but not if they are in photos or are toys
What is Categorical Overextension?
Labels of things are stretched to other things within the same category
What is an example of categorical Overextension? Why?
Labelling apples as apples but also pears as apples - they are still in the fruit class
What is Analogical Overextension?
Labels associated with things in different labels which may have the same sense categories
