The Development of Metalinguistic Abilities in Children: 9 (Springer Series in Language and Communication) - Hardcover

Hakes, David T.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3540102957 ISBN 13: 9783540102953

Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K, 1980

Synopsis

Not very many years ago, it was common for language researchers and theorists to argue that language development was somehow special and separate from other aspects of development. It was a period when the "1 ittle 1 inguist" view of language development was common, and much discussion was devoted to develop­ mental "linguistic universals," in contrast to more broadly defined cognitive universals. It seemed to me at the time (and still does) that such views reflected more their promulgators' ignorance of those aspects of cognitive development most likely to provide illuminating parallels with language development than they did the true developmental state of affairs. Coming from a neo-Piagetian frame of reference, it seemed to me that there were striking parallels be­ tween the development of children's language comprehension abilities and the cognitive developmental changes occurring contemporaneously, largely during the period Piaget characterized as the preoperational stage. And, though more difficult to see even now, there appeared also to be developmentally earlier parallels during the sensory-motor stage.

About this edition

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
• Publication date: 1980
• ISBN 10: 3540102957
• ISBN 13: 9783540102953
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 120