Relations of Language and Thought The View from Sign Language and Deaf Children
Heftet /
1997
/ Engelsk
Product details
ISBN
9780195100587
Published
1997
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Weight
340 gr
Height
234 mm
Width
152 mm
Thickness
18 mm
Age
P, 06
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
208
"Both general academic readers and those who specialize in issues revolving around sign language will find the book valuable....The work is well integrated and focused, and the authors speak to one another's points."--Choice
"Both general academic readers and those who specialize in issues revolving around sign language will find the book valuable....The work is well integrated and focused, and the authors speak to one another's points."--Choice
The relationship of language to cognition, especially in development, is an issue that has occupied philosophers, psychologists, and linguists for centuries. In recent years, the scientific study of signed languages and deaf individuals has greatly enhanced our understanding of deafness, language, and cognition. This Counterpoints volume will consider the extent to which the use of sign language might affect the course and character of cognitive development, and will present a variety of viewpoints in this debate.
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This volume considers the extent to which the use of sign language affects the course and character of cognitive development. The understanding of the relationship between language and cognition has occupied psychologists and linguists for centuries, and may be enhanced by the study of signing.
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Chapter 1. Relations of Language and Thought: Where Do Deaf Children Lead Us? ; Chapter 2. Universals. Generalizability and the Acquisition of Signed Language ; Chapter 3. The Modular Effects of Sign Language Acquisition ; Chapter 4. Read the Lips: Speculations on the Nature and Role of Lipreading in Cognitive and Academic Development of Deaf Chidren ; Commentary ; Chapter 5. Making Faces: Coextant Domains for Language and Visual Cognition ; Chapter 6. In Support of the Language Acquisition Device ; Chapter 7. Modules and the Informational Encapsulation of Language Processes ; Chapter 8. Models, Modules, and Modality
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"Both general academic readers and those who specialize in issues revolving around sign language will find the book valuable....The work is well integrated and focused, and the authors speak to one another's points."--Choice
"Both general academic readers and those who specialize in issues revolving around sign language will find the book valuable....The work is well integrated and focused, and the authors speak to one another's points."--Choice
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Product details
ISBN
9780195100587
Published
1997
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Weight
340 gr
Height
234 mm
Width
152 mm
Thickness
18 mm
Age
P, 06
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
208