General Discussion

We discuss the results of these experiments on two levels: First, we consider the network and why it learned as it did. Second, we consider the implications of the present results for our understanding of the origins of the noun advantage in children and for the nature of children's knowledge about the differences between nouns and adjectives.

• The Network
• The Noun Advantage in Children
  • Idealized versus Real Nouns
  • A Conceptual Bias for Noun-like Meanings?
  • Learning the Categories ``Noun'' and ``Adjective''