Figure 7.25 Provision of thematic justifications by group across testing
∏ Phonological Control
H Ostensive definition
Л Lexical Contrast
Q Definition
The statistical analysis revealed that during post test 3, the Phonological Control group
provided significantly more “thematic” justifications than the Lexical contrast (Wilcoxon:
Z=2.03, p<.05) and Definition groups (WilcoxomZ=2.03, p<.05).
Does children ,s provision of thematic justifications increase with increased exposure to the
lexical items?
No significant differences were found.
Does the children ,s prior knowledge of the lexical items influence the provision of thematic
justifications?
As the figure 7.26 shows the children provided more “thematic” justifications for the partially
represented than the unknown words across testing .
Figure 7.26 Provision of thematic justifications by children’s prior knowledge of the
lexical items across testing
Д Unknown words
[ɪ] Partially represented words
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