An alternative to mapping a word onto a concept in language acquisition: pragmatic frames

The classic mapping metaphor posits that children learn a word by mapping it onto a concept of an object or event. However, we believe that a mapping metaphor cannot account for word learning, because even though children focus attention on objects, they do not necessarily remember the connection be...

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Main Authors: Katharina J. Rohlfing, Britta eWrede, Anna-Lisa eVollmer, Pierre-Yves eOudeyer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00470/full