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Words are invitations to learn about categories

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 1998

Sandra Waxman  and
William Thompson
Sandra Waxman
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60201 s-waxman@nwu.eduwkt@nwu.edu
William Thompson
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60201 s-waxman@nwu.eduwkt@nwu.edu
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Abstract

Evidence from language acquisition suggests that words are powerful mechanisms in the acquisition of substance concepts. Infants initially approach language with the general expectation that words refer to real kinds, regardless of grammatical cues to the contrary.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 21 , Issue 1 , February 1998 , pp. 88
Copyright
© 1998 Cambridge University Press

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