Developing Meanings

Developing Meanings

1. Eve Clarks- Extensions

   • Overextension- Use the word 'dog' for all 4 legged animals
   • Under extension- narrowing definition 'duck' on TV, but cannot then relate to brown duck in pond
   • Overextend- the physical qualities of objects and features such as taste, sound, movement, shape, texture and size
   • Children's first words relate to their experience of the world, dominated by their senses

2. Leslie Rescarla

   • Categorical Overextension
     • The name for one member of a category is extended to all members of the category
       • The word 'apple' may be used for all round fruit
   • Analogical Overextension
     • Word for one object is extended to one in a different category as it has the same physical features
       • 'Ball is used for round fruit'
   • Mismatch Statements
     • Makes a statement about one object in relation to another
       • Saying 'duck' when looking at an empty pond

3. Jean Aitchinson

   • Labelling
     • Linking words to objects to which they refer understanding that things can be labelled
   • Packaging
     • Over/Under extension occurs
   • Network Building
     • Making connection between words- understanding similarities and differences

4. Hyponymy

   • Overall

5. Hypernym

   • Clothes

6. Hyponym

   • Socks, trousers etc