The Point of Words: Children's Understanding of Metaphor and Irony

by Ellen Winner

Book Overview

psychologists, educators, psychologists of language, early-language specialists, students of literature, indeed, anyone who is delighted by the fanciful utterances of young children.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674681258
• ISBN13: 9780674681255
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"