Beyond Labeling The Role of Maternal Input in

Recent research shows that pre-school children are skilled classifiers, using categories to organize information and extend knowledge. Focusing on the role of maternal input, this monograph provides one of the first detailed examinations of how mothers convey information about category structure to their children.

Susan A. Gelman is currently Heinz Werner Distinguished University Professor of psychology and linguistics and the director of the Conceptual Development Laboratory at the University of Michigan.

Abstract

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Introduction

1

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Design, Methods, and Descriptive Overview

18

(17)

Taxonomic Versus Thematic Language

35

(42)

Category Generalizations (Including Generics and Explicit Quantifiers)

77

(15)

Domain-Specific Properties

92

(12)

Gestures

104

(11)

Familiarity Effects

115

(6)

General Discussion

121

(15)

Appendix: Supplementary Ratings of Picture Books Used in Studies 1 and 3

136

(4)

References

140

(8)

Acknowledgments

148

(1)

Commentary Words, Moms, and Things: Language as a Road Map to Reality

149

(9)

Frank C. Keil

Contributors

158

(1)

Statement of Editorial Policy

159

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Beyond Labeling The Role of Maternal Input in the Acquisition of Richly Structured Categories

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