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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.
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Names for Things, John Theodore Macnamara
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- Released
- 1982
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- Title
- Names for Things
- Subtitle
- A Study of Human Learning
- Language
- English
- Authors
- John Theodore Macnamara
- Publisher
- MIT Press
- Released
- 1982
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 275
- ISBN10
- 0262131692
- ISBN13
- 9780262131698
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, Psychology, USA, Linguistics, Child Psychology, Psychological Aspects, Psycholinguistics
- Description
- 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.