A characteristic-to-defining shift in the development of word meaning

Many word meanings seem to have a mixture of two representational types, sometimes known as characteristic and defining features. It is proposed that meanings typically develop from representations in which characteristic features predominate to those in which defining features become more central....

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Published in:Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior 1984-01, Vol.23 (2), p.221-236
Main Authors: Keil, Frank C., Batterman, Nancy
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