本文对一个儿童从 8至 1 8个月间的词汇发展进行了追踪调查。研究表明 ,儿童最初词汇的心理表征是从笼统的、模糊的整体形象开始向分化的具有一个或多个特征和属性的同类对象发展的过程。在词义形成过程中 ,成人的积极反馈、强化 ,成人和儿童的语言交流在儿童最初词义的形成中起着决定性的作用 ,随着儿童认知能力的发展 ,认知也参与到词义的形成中。 This article tracks the development of a child’s vocabulary from 8 to 18 months. Studies have shown that the psychological representation of children’s initial vocabulary is a process that begins with a general, vague whole image toward a similar object with one or more features and attributes. In the process of word formation, positive feedback and reinforcement of adults, language exchange between adults and children play a decisive role in the formation of children’s initial meaning. With the development of children’s cognitive ability, cognition also participates in the formation of meaning .