Meaning in the Child's Language

Function takes precedence over...

Is one of the assumptions about the function and content of language

The child's word denotes only a subset of the ítems included in the adult category

It plays a major role in children's first hypotheses about word meanings

Is the most recommended way of approaching meanings

It has a major role in children's first hypotheses about word meanings

Children should learn how terms fit together in a semantic field

Is a possible relationb between adult and child meanings

Through this, the child word denotes only a subset of the items included in the adult category

Children can use it to attach the meaning of new words

Children rely on them on working out the meanings of words and utterances