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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Spatial and temporal systems in child language and thought: a cross-linguistic study

Hanna WysockaRichard M. WeistAleksandra PawlakMarja Atanassova

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Linguistics and Language05 social sciencesPerspective (graphical)Language and thoughtObject (computer science)ReferentLanguage and LinguisticsLinguisticsEducationTask (project management)Comprehension030507 speech-language pathology & audiology03 medical and health sciences0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesDimension (data warehouse)0305 other medical sciencePsychology050104 developmental & child psychologyEvent (probability theory)Cognitive psychology

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This research was designed to evaluate the interaction of conceptual and linguistic factors during the acquisition of the spatial and temporal systems of Polish, English and Finnish from 3 to 6 years of age. In the conceptual-spatial task, children reconstructed a layout from a 180-degree change in perspective, and in the conceptual-temporal task they arranged three picture cards in a sequence while telling a story. In the linguistic domain, there were two comprehension tests and one production test containing spatial and temporal contrasts requiring either a single or multiple referent object(s)/event(s). The main effects (i.e., age, dimension, complexity) were always significant. There was clear evidence for a Language x Dimension interaction in the linguistic

https://doi.org/10.1177/014272379901905701