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Moeini F, Iraji M, Kazemi F. (2024). Comparison of the Learning Process of Prepositions from the Perspective of the Radial Network in Children of Age Groups A and B [In Persian]. JSAL. 7(2), 27-56.
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1- PhD Student of Linguistics, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2- Assistant Professor of Linguistics, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran , Miraji180@gmail.com
3- Associate Professor of Linguistics, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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One of the topics raised in cognitive linguistics is the topic of radial network. The purpose of this study aimed to comparison of the learning process of prepositions (from, in, to and with) from the perspective of the radial network in children of age group A and B by the theory of stages of child development and language learning. In should be mentioned that the radial network has not been sufficiently focused on by cognitive linguistics. The results of this research can have a great impact on children's fiction literature and fiction writers in the field of children can use the results of this research. The present study was descriptive _analytical in the theoretical framework of cognitive semantics. The statistical population includes 40 children from 2 and 9 years. To collect the data, children's natural speech was used the field method (Instagram videos). The research results show that the preposition "to" with the meaning of addressing someone has the highest frequency in age groups A and B. From the point of view of Bruner's cognitive theory, children in age group A are in the stage of movement and image representation and in age group B are in the stage of symbolic representation. A radial network is a term used to describe a collection of words that are interconnected through their meanings, concepts, and expressions. These words possess multiple definitions and are categorically related radially. Within this framework, a single meaning is designated as the primary or archetypal meaning, while alternative meanings are situated around it, akin to rays radiating out from a central, exemplary core.
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Received: 2024/05/1 | Accepted: 2024/05/30 | Published: 2024/06/15

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