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  • Linguistics
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Semantics

Background:

  • Wh-words are theorized as either existential or universal quantifiers.
  • These theories make different predictions about children's early language development.
  • Understanding children's interpretation of wh-words sheds light on language acquisition.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate preschool-aged children's semantic knowledge of wh-quantification.
  • To determine if Mandarin-speaking children interpret the wh-word 'shenme' (what) as existential or universal.
  • To compare children's interpretation with adult controls.

Main Methods:

  • Employed a Truth Value Judgment Task to assess 'shenme' in conditional clauses.
  • Utilized a Question-Answer Task for 'shenme' in yes-no and A-not-A questions.
  • Included 4- and 5-year-old Mandarin speakers and adult controls.

Main Results:

  • Both children and adults consistently interpreted 'shenme' (what) as closer to 'any' (existential) than 'all' (universal).
  • Findings indicate that children's interpretation aligns with adult semantic knowledge.
  • 'Shenme' was interpreted as an existential quantifier.

Conclusions:

  • Mandarin-speaking preschoolers demonstrate adult-like semantic understanding of wh-quantification.
  • Children interpret wh-words as existential quantifiers from an early age.
  • This early mastery supports the biolinguistic approach to language acquisition.