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Some possible causes of children's early word overextensions*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 September 2008

Dorothy Hoek ,
David Ingram  and
Deborah Gibson
Dorothy Hoek
Affiliation:
University of British Columbia
David Ingram
Affiliation:
University of British Columbia
Deborah Gibson
Affiliation:
University of British Columbia
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Abstract

One child's lexical development was followed from 1; 1 to 1; 7 to look for possible causes of early word overextensions. Lexical acquisition was observed for comprehension and production through the use of a parental diary and systematic language sampling. In addition, 16 nonsense words were taught in 10 experimental sessions over a two-month period to control for phonological effects. The results isolated six distinct factors behind early word overextensions. It is concluded that overextensions should not constitute the primary data for the construction of theories of semantic acquisition.

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Journal of Child Language , Volume 13 , Issue 3 , October 1986 , pp. 477 - 494
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1986

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