definitions

[Ann Dowker]

C. Johnson and J. M. Anglin: Qualitative developments in the content and
form of children's definitions; Journal of Speech and Hearing Research,
1995, 38, 612-639

M.A. Nippold: Defining abstract entities: development in pre-adolescents,
adolescents and young adults; Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing
Research, 1999, 42, 473-481

S. Skwarchuk and J. M. Anglin: Expression of superordinates in children's
word definitions; Journal of Educational Psychology, 1997, 89, 298-308

R. Watson: Relevance and definition; Journal of Child Language, 1995, 22,
211-222

I hope these are of some use,

Ann

On Thu, 24 May 2001, natalia arias wrote:

> Dear All,
>
> I am doing some work in definitions given by children. I wonder if you have
> some recent references about it.
>
> I have found some papers from Snow and Benelli. I am having problems to find
> articles or books about it from 1995.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Natalia Arias
> MA Applied Linguistics
> University of Sussex
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