Color, reference, and expertise in language acquisition Export

@article{citeulike:1100709, abstract = {In learning the meaning of a new term, children need to fix its reference, learn its conventional meaning, and discover the meanings with which it contrasts. To do this, children must attend to adult speakers--the experts--and to their patterns of use. In the domain of color, children need to identify color terms as such, fix the reference of each one, and learn how each is used in the language. But color is a property, and terms for properties appear to be more difficult to grasp than do those for objects, actions, and relations. Although children find some domains easier to learn than others, they depend in each case on the expertise of adult speakers.}, author = {Clark, Eve V.}, booktitle = {Reflections}, citeulike-article-id = {1100709}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jecp.2006.03.002}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6WJ9-4JMV601-3/2/f2dbde6de02cc8bcaf755fc0934a3622}, doi = {10.1016/j.jecp.2006.03.002}, journal = {Journal of Experimental Child Psychology}, keywords = {cognitive\_development, color, language\_acquisition, reference}, month = {August}, number = {4}, pages = {339--343}, posted-at = {2007-12-22 00:20:07}, priority = {2}, title = {Color, reference, and expertise in language acquisition}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jecp.2006.03.002}, volume = {94}, year = {2006} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1100709 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1100709 N2 - In learning the meaning of a new term, children need to fix its reference, learn its conventional meaning, and discover the meanings with which it contrasts. To do this, children must attend to adult speakers--the experts--and to their patterns of use. In the domain of color, children need to identify color terms as such, fix the reference of each one, and learn how each is used in the language. But color is a property, and terms for properties appear to be more difficult to grasp than do those for objects, actions, and relations. Although children find some domains easier to learn than others, they depend in each case on the expertise of adult speakers. IS - 4 JF - Journal of Experimental Child Psychology EP - 343 TI - Color, reference, and expertise in language acquisition VL - 94 T2 - Reflections SP - 339 KW - cognitive_development KW - color KW - language_acquisition KW - reference AU - Clark, Eve PY - 2006/08// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jecp.2006.03.002 ER -