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Herrmann, Douglas J.; Chaffin, Roger – 1984
The relation definition theory proposed in this paper is explicitly different from previous semantic memory theories since it is the first to make a relation's definition the basis of semantic processing. The paper suggests that this relation definition theory successfully predicts relation similarity on the basis of one key primary assumption:…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Definitions, Language Acquisition, Language Processing
Scinto, Leonard F. M. – 1986
The concern of this book is to examine written language and its relation to what is ordinarily understood by the term oral language, the process of its acquisition, and the place of written language in the process of mental development. The eight chapters (1) examine the relation of written language to oral language and trace the phonocentric…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Cultural Influences
Michael, Martha G.; Paul, Peter V. – 1988
The paper examines issues in early intervention with deaf blind infants. Considered are the effects of definitions of deaf-blindness on service provision and on the training of preservice students in this area. Appropriate programs entail intervention methods that address the usage of residual vision and audition as well as the development of…
Descriptors: Auditory Training, Blindness, Communication Skills, Deaf Blind