Relations of language and thought the view from sign language and deaf children

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.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Marschark, Marc (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press 1997.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Counterpoints (Oxford University Press)
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798131906719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents; Contributors; 1. Relations of Language and Cognition: What Do Deaf Children Tell Us?; 2. Universals, Generalizability, and the Acquisition of Signed Language; 3. The Modular Effects of Sign Language Acquisition; 4. Read the Lips: Speculations on the Nature and Role of Lipreading in Cognitive Development of Deaf Children; 5. Making Faces: Coextant Domains for Language and Visual Cognition; 6. In Support of the Language Acquisition Device; 7. Modules and the Informational Encapsulation of Language Processes; 8. Models, Modules, and Modality; Index;