A Design for Development:

 The Legacy of Robbie Case
 
October 6 and 7, 2000
 
Croft Chapter House & Rm.179
University College
University of Toronto

 Andy Biemiller


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Central Conceptual Structures and Vocabulary

Robbie's recent SRCD Monograph on Conceptual Structures, combined with ideas Robbie developed suggesting the possibility of 50+ underlying conceptual structures, will be outlined. Robbie's suggestion was incorporated into our joint SSHRC Vocabulary study. One preliminary study of conceptual structures affecting vocabulary was undertaken by Naomi Slonim as an MA thesis. Initial results are consistent with Robbie's theory.

I will also briefly outline data from this project pointing to a fairly precise sequence of word acquisition. Both Robbie and I had believed that this sequence probably partially reflected the consequences of his theory of conceptual structures. However, we had not reached a point of reviewing these data together when he died.


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