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Object scope constraint- Is the assumption that words refer to whole objects and not just their parts ex.the
word dog refers to a entire dog and not just it's tail or ears.(Shaffer,et.al,2002).
Taxonomic constraint- Is the assumption that words lable categories of objects that share simmilar features.
ex. cat represents all furry four-legged creatures.
(Shaffer,et.al,2002).
Lexical constraint- Is the assumption that every single word has a special meaning. ex.a calico is a type
of cat.(Shaffer,et.al,2002).
Mutual Exclusivity- Is the assumption that each word represents a different meaning in a sentence. ex. in the
sentence the cat chased the mouse.A child can understand in this case, that cat and mouse are two separate entities
( Shaffer,et.al,2002).
Another way children learn how to make meaningful sentences is through syntactical bootstrapping.
children use syntactical bootstrapping by anaylizing where a new word appears in a sentence.
Children usually are able to guess at whether new word refer to nouns or adjectives, depending on where
they are placed in a sentence.
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