Acknowledgement
Supported by : 계명문화대학
Korean Journal of Child Studies (아동학회지)
- Volume 27 Issue 2
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- Pages.167-180
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- 2006
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- 1226-1688(pISSN)
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- 2234-408X(eISSN)
Children's Inferring Word Meaning From Understanding of the Speaker's Mind
단어의미 추론에서 나타나는 아동의 마음이론
- Song, Young Joo (Department of Early Childhood Education, Keimyung College)
- 송영주 (계명문화대학 유아교육과)
- Received : 2005.12.31
- Accepted : 2006.03.04
- Published : 2006.04.01
Abstract
This study investigated how children rely on the mind of the speaker to infer unfamiliar words. Sixty 3 to 5-year-old children were interviewed individually with word inference and false belief tasks. Children's sensitivity to the speakers' intentions and prior experiences increased with age. Unexpectedly, their performance was not different with the condition of mind construct. Children's inferring word meanings were positively, but not significantly, correlated with understanding others' false beliefs.