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Publication details [#12821]

Hall, D. Geoffrey. 1999. Semantics and the Acquisition of Proper Names. In Jackendoff, Ray S., Paul Bloom and Karen Wynn. Language, Logic, and Concepts. Essays in Memory of John Macnamara. MIT Press. pp. 337–372.

Publication type

Article in book

Publication language

English

Keywords

child language | proper name, L1-acquisition of | semantics1

Annotation

It is suggested that tacit knowledge of semantic definitions combined with inferences and interpretation of classes of expression are essential to children's acquisition of proper names.