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    The Emergence of Symbols: Cognition and Communication in Infancy
    The Emergence of Symbols: Cognition and Communication in Infancy
    The Emergence of Symbols: Cognition and Communication in Infancy
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    The Emergence of Symbols: Cognition and Communication in Infancy

    By Elizabeth Bates and E. A. Hammel

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    The Emergence of Symbols: Cognition and Communication in Infancy provides information pertinent to the nature and origin of symbols, the interdependence of language and thought, and the parallels between phylogeny and ontogeny. This book clarifies some of the conceptual and methodological issues involved in the search for prerequisites to language. Organized into seven chapters, this book begins with an overview of the distinction between homology and analogy in the study of linguistic and nonlinguistic developments. This text then explains the conceptual and operational definitions for such controversial terms as intention, convention, and symbolic behavior. Other chapters consider the limits and advantages of the correlational method as applied in the research. This book discusses as well the structure and content of early symbol use, both in language and in play. The final chapter examines the processes that underlie imitation and tool use, as they contribute to the child's analysis of his culture. This book is a valuable resource for neural biologists, psychologists, and social scientists.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAcademic Press
    Release dateMay 10, 2014
    ISBN9781483267302
    The Emergence of Symbols: Cognition and Communication in Infancy
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    Elizabeth Bates

    Elizabeth Bates is from Central California currently splitting her time between Florida and California. She is married and has two adult children Jordan and Nicholas. She enjoys baking and spending time with family and friends!

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