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Basic Emotions And Early-Learned Verbs, Josita Maouene, Megumi Kuwabara, Daniel Freer, Linda B. Smith
Basic Emotions And Early-Learned Verbs, Josita Maouene, Megumi Kuwabara, Daniel Freer, Linda B. Smith
Dr. Josita C Maouene
The purpose of this study is to describe the relationships between 102 early-learned verbs and five basic emotions in 60 children raging from 2 to 6 years of age (min 32 mo, max 72 mo). While previous research centering on the embodiment perspective has investigated such components as body parts in verb meaning (Maouene, Hidaka & Smith, 2008), this study seeks to add basic emotions to the core meaning of verbs. At a threshold of 50% agreement, the results indicate a tie: 47.6% of the verbs were related to one main emotion and 49.5% to a pair of emotions. Within …
On The Bi-Directionality Of Verb Learning, Josita Maouene
On The Bi-Directionality Of Verb Learning, Josita Maouene
Dr. Josita C Maouene
No abstract provided.
An Embodied Account Of Argument Structure Development, Josita Maouene, Nitya Sethuraman, Mounir Maouene, Linda B. Smith
An Embodied Account Of Argument Structure Development, Josita Maouene, Nitya Sethuraman, Mounir Maouene, Linda B. Smith
Dr. Josita C Maouene
No abstract provided.