Concept Development and the Development of Word Meaning
This volume owes its existance to many different sources and influ ences. It is based on a meeting that took place from April 30 to May 2, 1982 at the University of Technology in Darmstadt. The idea for that meeting came while we were elaborating a research program on concept development and the de...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
1983, 1983
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Edition: | 1st ed. 1983 |
Series: | Springer Series in Language and Communication
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Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Historical Trends of Research in Concept Development and the Development of Word Meaning
- 1 General Aspects
- Word Meaning and Word Recognition
- The Acquisition of Word Knowledge: Gradual Learning or Sudden Reorganization?
- Cognitive Development: Schemata, Systems and the Structural Puzzle
- 2 Linguistic and Metalinguistic Perspectives
- Convention and Contrast in Acquiring the Lexicon
- Meaningful or Meaningless: Children’s Judgments
- 3 Conceptual Constraints
- Semantic Inferences and the Acquisition of Word Meaning
- Constraints on Word Meaning — Natural Kinds
- 4 An Epistemological Point of View in the Discussion
- Young Children and Social Knowledge
- From “Outer” to “Inner” Reality: On the Meaning of Some Moral Words
- The Conceptual Basis for Language
- 5 Theory and Research on Action Words
- The Early Acquisition and Development of the Meanings of Action-Related Words
- What Do Word Meanings Reveal About Conceptual Development?
- Some Aspects of Verb Meaning
- 6 Theory and Research on Over-and Underextension
- Extensional Aspects of the Preschool Child’s Word Concepts
- 7 Methodological and Theoretical Considerations of Current Research
- Background Knowledge, Presupposition and Canonicality
- Looking to the Future: Theory and Research in Language and Cognitive Development
- How Can We Assess Meaning and Investigate Meaning Development: Theoretical and Methodological Considerations from an Epistemological Point of View
- Author Index