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She identified 3 stages of how children develop links between words and meanings: labelling packaging network building
Labelling: associating a sound/utterance with an object. E.g applying cat to a particular animal Packaging: exploring the extent of the label E.g a cat isnt the same as a snail or fish. This is when most over/under extensions take place.
Network building: Making links between learned words, their similarities, differences and other relatioships. E.g identifying that a lion or tiger is a type of a cat but being able to distinguish them apart.
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It involves building mind maps and associating things with each other, being able to use different words in different contexts as a part of developing complex language skills in the future.