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Novel noun and verb learning in Chinese-, English-, and Japanese-speaking children |
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| Authors: | Imai Mutsumi Li Lianjing Haryu Etsuko Okada Hiroyuki Hirsh-Pasek Kathy Golinkoff Roberta Michnick Shigematsu Jun |
| Institution: | Keio University; Peking University; University of Tokyo; Tamagawa University; Temple University; University of Delaware; Keio University |
| Abstract: | When can children speaking Japanese, English, or Chinese map and extend novel nouns and verbs? Across 6 studies, 3‐ and 5‐year‐old children in all 3 languages map and extend novel nouns more readily than novel verbs. This finding prevails even in languages like Chinese and Japanese that are assumed to be verb‐friendly languages (e.g., T. Tardif, 1996 ). The results also suggest that the input language uniquely shapes verb learning such that English‐speaking children require grammatical support to learn verbs, whereas Chinese children require pragmatic as well as grammatical support. This research bears on how universally shared cognitive factors and language‐specific linguistic factors interact in lexical development. |
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