Generic and Specific Numeral Classifier Input and its Relation to Children’s Classifier and Number Learning
In Japanese, numeral classifiers-or measure words-co-occur with numbers in counting phrases. Th e present study characterized parent numeral classifier use and its relation to children’s classifier acquisition and number learning. Twenty-four Japanese-speaking parents and their two- to six-year-old...
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| description | In Japanese, numeral classifiers-or measure words-co-occur with numbers in counting phrases. Th e present study characterized parent numeral classifier use and its relation to children’s classifier acquisition and number learning. Twenty-four Japanese-speaking parents and their two- to six-year-old children viewed and talked about two wordless picture books about counting to each other. Children also participated in a Counting task and Give-N task. Results revealed (1) parents’ classifier use changed in relation to children’s age and classifier use, and (2) parents’ increased use of specific classifiers was uniquely associated with children’s number understanding. These results suggest that aspects of children’s language and numerical development are related to parents’ language input, demonstrating the importance of examining the relation between language and cognition in a developmental context. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-91718f6b0bcf4b87b0d95c27856b72b32022-12-21T21:28:46ZengSciendoPsychology of Language and Communication2083-85062015-10-0119210112710.1515/plc-2015-0007plc-2015-0007Generic and Specific Numeral Classifier Input and its Relation to Children’s Classifier and Number LearningAtagi Natsuki0Sandhofer Catherine M.1University of California, Los Angeles, 2332C FRANZ HALL, BOX 951563, 90095-1563 Los Angeles, United StatesUniversity of California, Los AngelesIn Japanese, numeral classifiers-or measure words-co-occur with numbers in counting phrases. Th e present study characterized parent numeral classifier use and its relation to children’s classifier acquisition and number learning. Twenty-four Japanese-speaking parents and their two- to six-year-old children viewed and talked about two wordless picture books about counting to each other. Children also participated in a Counting task and Give-N task. Results revealed (1) parents’ classifier use changed in relation to children’s age and classifier use, and (2) parents’ increased use of specific classifiers was uniquely associated with children’s number understanding. These results suggest that aspects of children’s language and numerical development are related to parents’ language input, demonstrating the importance of examining the relation between language and cognition in a developmental context.https://doi.org/10.1515/plc-2015-0007cognitive developmentlanguage developmentjapanese numeral classifiersnumber learning |
| spellingShingle | Atagi Natsuki Sandhofer Catherine M. Generic and Specific Numeral Classifier Input and its Relation to Children’s Classifier and Number Learning Psychology of Language and Communication cognitive development language development japanese numeral classifiers number learning |
| title | Generic and Specific Numeral Classifier Input and its Relation to Children’s Classifier and Number Learning |
| title_full | Generic and Specific Numeral Classifier Input and its Relation to Children’s Classifier and Number Learning |
| title_fullStr | Generic and Specific Numeral Classifier Input and its Relation to Children’s Classifier and Number Learning |
| title_full_unstemmed | Generic and Specific Numeral Classifier Input and its Relation to Children’s Classifier and Number Learning |
| title_short | Generic and Specific Numeral Classifier Input and its Relation to Children’s Classifier and Number Learning |
| title_sort | generic and specific numeral classifier input and its relation to children s classifier and number learning |
| topic | cognitive development language development japanese numeral classifiers number learning |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1515/plc-2015-0007 |
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