"This volume is a state-of-the-art account of the latest conceptual and empirical advances in children's theory of mind. The contributors consider the links between theory of mind and language from both communicational and representational perspectives because language serves bo…
An exploration of how children develop an understanding of the theory of mind: the concept that people are mental beings, who have beliefs, desires, emotions, & intentions, & whose actions & interactions can be interpreted & explained by taking account of these mental states.
This text brings together a group of researchers with a shared interest in the simultaneous acquisition of two languages in early childhood. It looks for explanations for the various facets of bilingual development.
This text brings together a group of researchers with a shared interest in the simultaneous acquisition of two languages in early childhood. It looks for explanations for the various facets of bilingual development.
The internal bootstrapps for establishing the grammatical system of a human language build an essential topic in language acquisition research. The discussion of the last 20 years came up with the Lexical Bootstrapping Hypothesis which assigns lexical development the role of the…
This book provides readers with an overview of the implications for research of the theoretical work which acknowledges a debt to the writings of L.S. Vygotsky. A concise introduction to Vygotsky's original thesis and discussions on his approach to research methods is given; thi…
This title provides readers with an overview of the implications for research of the theoretical work which acknowledges a debt to the writings of L.S. Vygotsky.
Language evolution
by Kirby, Simon, Christiansen, Morten H.
fromStudies in the evolutiotion of language
Language evolution
by Kirby, Simon, Christiansen, Morten H.
fromStudies in the evolution of language
Language evolution
by Kirby, Simon, Christiansen, Morten H.
fromStudies in the evolution of language
A collection of writings by leading scholars in the field of language evolution, giving readable accounts of their theories on the origins of language and reflecting on the most current issues and debates.
This is an overview of how the structure of language influences the way we think and how the organization of the brain influences language. The contributors examine these issues from a variety of distinct disciplinary vantage points ranging from linguistics and philosophy to psy…
This is a comprehensive and accessible guide to the methods researchers use to study child language, written by experienced scholars in the study of language development. Presents a comprehensive survey of laboratory and naturalistic techniques used in the study of different dom…