Relations of Language and Thought: The View from Sign Language and Deaf Children (Counterpoints: Cognition, Memory, and Language)

Siple, Patricia,Marschark, Marc,Lillo-Martin, Diane,Campbell, Ruth,Everhart, Victoria S.

ISBN 10: 0195100581 / ISBN 13: 9780195100587

Verlag: Oxford University Press, 1997

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Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Relations of Language and Thought: The View from Sign Language and Deaf Children (Counterpoints: Cognition, Memory, and Language)
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1997
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0195100581
• ISBN-13: 9780195100587
• Einband: paperback
• Zustand: Very Good

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The relationship of language to cognition, especially in development, is an issue that has occupied philosophers, psychologists, and linguists for centuries. In recent years, the scientific study of signed languages and deaf individuals has greatly enhanced our understanding of deafness, language, and cognition. This Counterpoints volume will consider the extent to which the use of sign language might affect the course and character of cognitive development, and will present a variety of viewpoints in this debate.

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This newest volume asks, 'Does growing up deaf or having sign language as a first language affect children's cognitive development?' The result is a unique exploration of the connection between what happens in the mind and what is communicated to others. Much of the discussion revolves around deaf children and sign language, but the applied and theoretical implications go to the roots of the study of language and thought.