Browsing Theses by Subject "Language Development"
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Building complex number words: How and when do children learn the meaning of multipliers.
(University of Waterloo, 2013-09-03)Number words or numerals are built using a compositional system, wherein a small number of words can be combined in multiple ways to represent many different numbers. Children not only have to learn the rules for combining ... -
Children's Selective Trust in Informants: The Role of Speech Characteristics
(University of Waterloo, 2021-10-01)The main way children learn new information is through other people. However, not all people have information that is valuable and useful to them. Research suggests that children pay attention to many cues to help them ...