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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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Seiler, T. B. (Editor), Wannenmacher, W. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 1983, 1983
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