Lexical Development Flashcards
1
Q
What is lexical development?
A
The acquisition of words
2
Q
What did Katherine NELSON do?
A
Classified children’s first 50 words.
3
Q
What theory does NELSONS research support?
A
Bruner - children are brought up around different nouns, the majority of the first 50 words were nouns.
Children don’t learn abstract nouns.
4
Q
What do first words reflect?
A
The environment in which you’re brought up in.
