Relations of Language and Thought: The View from Sign Language and Deaf Children

Marc Marschark

ISBN 10: 0195100573 / ISBN 13: 9780195100570

Editore: Oxford University Press Inc, 1997

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• Titolo: Relations of Language and Thought: The View from Sign Language and Deaf Children
• Editore: Oxford University Press Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 1997
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0195100573
• ISBN 13: 9780195100570
• Rilegatura: Hardback
• Condizione: New
• Peso: 543 grammi

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Riassunto

In recent years, the scientific study of signed languages and deaf individuals has greatly enhanced our understanding of deafness, language, and cognition. This volume considers the extent to which the use of sign language might affect the course and character of cognitive development.

Contenuti

• Marc Marschark and Victoria S. Everhart: Chapter 1. Relations of Language and Thought: Where Do Deaf Children Lead Us?
• Patricia Siple: Chapter 2. Universals. Generalizability and the Acquisition of Signed Language
• Diane Lillo-Martin: Chapter 3. The Modular Effects of Sign Language Acquisition
• Ruth Campbelll: Chapter 4. Read the Lips: Speculations on the Nature and Role of Lipreading in Cognitive and Academic Development of Deaf Chidren
• Commentary
• Ruth Campbell: Chapter 5. Making Faces: Coextant Domains for Language and Visual Cognition
• Diane Lillo-Martin: Chapter 6. In Support of the Language Acquisition Device
• Patricia Siple: Chapter 7. Modules and the Informational Encapsulation of Language Processes
• Victoria S. Everhart and Marc Marschark: Chapter 8. Models, Modules, and Modality