Adjective semantics, world knowledge and visual context: comprehension of size terms by 2- to 7-year-old Dutch-speaking children.

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  • Author(s): Tribushinina E;Tribushinina E
  • Source:
    Journal of psycholinguistic research [J Psycholinguist Res] 2013 Jun; Vol. 42 (3), pp. 205-25.
  • Publication Type:
    Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: Springer Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0333506 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1573-6555 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00906905 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Psycholinguist Res Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: Sept. 2004- : New York : Springer
      Original Publication: New York, Plenum Press
    • Subject Terms:
      Language Development* ; Semantics*; Comprehension/*physiology ; Visual Perception/*physiology; Age Distribution ; Analysis of Variance ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Concept Formation/physiology ; Cues ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Netherlands
    • Abstract:
      The interpretation of size terms involves constructing contextually-relevant reference points by combining visual cues with knowledge of typical object sizes. This study aims to establish at what age children learn to integrate these two sources of information in the interpretation process and tests comprehension of the Dutch adjectives groot 'big' and klein 'small' by 2- to 7-year-old children. The results demonstrate that there is a gradual increase in the ability to inhibit visual cues and to use world knowledge for interpreting size terms. 2- and 3-year-old children only used the extremes of the perceptual range as reference points. From age four onwards children, like adults, used a cut-off point in the mid-zone of a series. From age five on, children were able to integrate world knowledge and perceptual context. Although 7-year-olds could make subtle distinctions between sizes of various object classes, their performance on incongruent items was not yet adult-like.
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    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20120410 Date Completed: 20140106 Latest Revision: 20211021
    • Publication Date:
      20231215
    • Accession Number:
      10.1007/s10936-012-9217-3
    • Accession Number:
      22485023