Names for Things

By John Macnamara

Book Overview

Four chapters in the book's first section, Matters Mainly Psychological, describe empirical observations that explore how a child copes with the fact that many different name-like words can be applied to a single object. A second major section, Matters Mainly Linguistic, contains chapters on phonology, the learning of grammatical categories, the definite and indefinite articles, and the plural. A third section, Matters Mainly Philosophical, focuses entirely on the complex issues of reference and meaning. A final chapter reflects on the implications of the book for developmental psychology. John Macnamara is a world-recognized developmental psychologist and Professor of Psychology at McGill University. An MIT Press/Bradford Book.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262131692
• ISBN13: 9780262131698
• Release Date: January 1982
• Publisher: Bradford Books
• Length: 287 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.0" x 6.0"