Names for Things

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Four chapters in the book's first section, "Matters Mainly Psychological, " describe empirical observations that explore how a child copes with the fact that many different name-like words can be applied to a single object.A second major section, "Matters Mainly Linguistic, " contains chapters on phonology, the learning of grammatical categories, the definite and indefinite articles, and the plural. A third section, "Matters Mainly Philosophical, " focuses entirely on the complex issues of reference and meaning. A final chapter reflects on the implications of the book for developmental psychology.A Bradford Book.