Explaining early generics: a linguistic model

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• dc.contributor.author Hinzen, Wolfram
• dc.contributor.author Mattos, Otávio
• dc.date.accessioned 2022-05-17T05:58:33Z
• dc.date.available 2022-05-17T05:58:33Z
• dc.date.issued 2023
• dc.description Data de publicació electrònica: 20-09-2021
• dc.description.abstract Preschoolers naturally form mental representations that capture generic knowledge about object kinds. These have been considered to pose a special explanatory and learning challenge. We here argue for a new deductive model of them, where (i) the representations in question have a linguistic format from the start; (ii) they are inherently structurally simpler compared to reference to individuals or quantifications; and (iii) formed in communicative contexts because communication in humans is linked to language. In this model, specific language-related resources explain the scope and limits of the forms of knowledge obtained, illustrating how language and cognition develop in tandem.
• dc.description.sponsorship Wolfram Hinzen acknowledges funding from PID2019-105241GB-I00/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 awarded by the Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (MCIU) and the Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI); and from the Catalan Government (AGAUR), grant SGR1265.
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• dc.identifier.citation Hinzen W, Mattos O. Explaining early generics: a linguistic model. Mind Lang. 2023;38:256-73. DOI: 10.1111/mila.12367
• dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mila.12367
• dc.identifier.issn 0268-1064
• dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/53104
• dc.language.iso eng
• dc.publisher Wiley
• dc.relation.ispartof Mind & Language.2023;38:256–73
• dc.relation.projectID info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/2PE/PID2019-105
• dc.rights This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permitsuse and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications oradaptations are made. © 2021 The Authors.Mind & Languagepublished by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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• dc.title Explaining early generics: a linguistic model
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