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Intentions help children learn meaningful rules.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18300436     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The present study investigated the roles of pattern detection capacities and understanding of intentions in children's learning of linguistic rules. We taught two-year-olds a Hebrew morphological distinction between noun and verb forms using two different training protocols. The protocols were identical in all parameters except that only in an Intentional, but not in a Control condition, were children introduced to the stimuli in an intentional communicative context. We found that children learned the morphological rule only in the Intentional condition. Thus, besides their pattern detection capacities, children's understanding of intentions substantially boosts their learning of meaningful rules.
Authors:
Smadar Patael; Gil Diesendruck
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of child language     Volume:  35     ISSN:  0305-0009     ISO Abbreviation:  J Child Lang     Publication Date:  2008 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-02-27     Completed Date:  2008-03-25     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0425743     Medline TA:  J Child Lang     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  221-34     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology and Gonda Brain Research Center, Bar-Ilan University.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Intention*
Linguistics
Male
Pilot Projects
Semantics*
Speech Production Measurement
Verbal Learning*

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