Speaker reliability in preschoolers' inferences about the meanings of novel words
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20368367 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David M Sobel (0000-0002-6954-3623, Brown University, corresponding author), Julie Sedivy (University of Calgary), DAVID W BUCHANAN, RACHEL HENNESSY (0000-0002-8840-8494, Brown University) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 90-104 |
| Publication date | 2012-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Child Language (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0305-0009 • E-ISSN: 1469-7602 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0305000911000018 |
| PMID | 21729370 |
| OpenAlex | W2031023832 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 29 |
Preschoolers participated in a modified version of the disambiguation task, designed to test whether the pragmatic environment generated by a reliable or unreliable speaker affected how children interpreted novel labels. Two objects were visible to children, while a third was only visible to the speaker (a fact known by the child). Manipulating whether a novel object was visible to both interlocutors or hidden from the child tested the child's understanding of pragmatic expectations of interlocutor competence. When interacting with a speaker with a history of accurately labeling familiar objects, children responded appropriately in both cases. Whn interacting with a speaker who previously generated inaccurate labels for familiar objects, children's behavior and eye-movements reflected their belief that the speaker was not a competent communicator. These data support the hypothesis that children consider the pragmatic environment constructed by an interlocutor when that speaker asks them to make a lexical inference
Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Inference · Linguistics · Child and Animal Learning Development · Computer Science · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Psychology · Social Psychology · Artificial Intelligence
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 0,46 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2026 (14) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |