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whole object assumption: a standalone construct

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whole objectassumption1 CONSTRUCTWhole object assumptionMARKMAN · CHILD LANGUAGE

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Child language development

children's default assumption that a new word refers to a whole object rather than its parts or properties.

In child language development, whole object assumption refers to children's default assumption that a new word refers to a whole object rather than its parts or properties. This meaning comes from Markman (1990) in Cognitive Science.[1]

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References

  1. Markman, E. M. (1990). Constraints Children Place on Word Meanings. Cognitive Science, 14(1), 57-77. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15516709cog1401_4

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