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Download full textStanford Univ., CA. Committee on Linguistics. – 1974
This panel discussion seeks to determine the role of babbling and of nonlinguistic behavior in language acquisition. A central question is whether there is a continuity between babbling and speech. The paper presents the views that: the infant's ability to assimilate and adapt to his environment antedates the maturation of his visual and auditory…
Descriptors: Child Language, Cognitive Development, Language Acquisition, Neurolinguistics
Schweinhart, Lawrence J. – 1974
This paper reviews the psychological theories and research which deal with the meaning of words in the course of human psychological development. The three major premises of the review are: (1) that word meaning is conducive to empirical study, (2) that rules can be produced that apply to most word meanings, and (3) that human development has…
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education, Educational Theories
