NVESTIGATING LEXICAL ACQUISITION PATTERNS: CONTEXT AND COGNITION



Short questions task

World knowledge questions

Responses

1. Can you find the x at the countryside ?

2. Can you find the x in the kitchen ?

3. Can you find the x in the jungle ?

4. Can you find the x in the sea ? (distr)

Categorisation questions

1. Is it a kind of mammal ?

2. Is it a kind of bird ?

3. Is it a kind of household tool ?

4. Is it a kind of furniture ?

5. Is it kind of musical instrument ? (distr)

If the answer in any of the questions is no then the child will be asked where can you find it?

Or what is it?

Contrast task

ostrich

Question

Response

Can you say something
which is different from the
ostrich ?

mole

Question

Response

Can you say something
which is different from the
mole?

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