R. Pierre Dasen

Development of Geocentric Spatial Language and Cognition

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Investigates the acquisition and use of geocentric spatial language for children in Bali, India, Nepal, and Switzerland.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 410
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. August 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 744g
• ISBN-13: 9780521191050
• ISBN-10: 052119105X
• Artikelnr.: 29010882

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. Introduction and Methods: 1. Theory and research questions
2. Methods
3. Settings
Part II. Results: 4. Pilot study in Bali and first study (India and Nepal, 1999-2000)
5. Returning to Bali: main study 2002-7
6. Varanasi
7. Kathmandu
8. Panditpur
9. Geneva
Part III. Additional Studies: 10. Spatial language addressed to children
11. Geocentric gestures before language?
12. Spatial organization schemes
13. Neurophysiological correlates of geocentric space
14. Geocentric dead reckoning
Part IV. Conclusions: 15. Discussion and conclusions
Appendix 1. Summary of instructions, questionnaires, and coding schemes
Appendix 2. Examples of language in each location
Appendix 3. Extracts from school manuals.