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Relations of Language and Thought - The View from Sign Language and Deaf Children (Hardcover)
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Relations of Language and Thought - The View from Sign Language and Deaf Children (Hardcover)
Series: Counterpoints: Cognition, Memory, and Language
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The relationship of language to cognition, especially in
development, is an issue that has occupied philosophers,
psychologists, and linguists for centuries. In recent years, the
scientific study of sign languages and deaf individuals has greatly
enhanced our understanding of deafness, language, and cognition.
This Counterpoints volume considers the extent to which the use of
sign language might affect the course and character of cognitive
development, and presents a variety of viewpoints in this
debate.
This volume brings the language-thought discussion into a clearer
focus, both theoretically and practically, by placing it in the
context of children growing up deaf and the influences of having
sign language as their primary form of communication. The
discussion is also sharpened by having internationally recognized
contributors, such as Patricia Siple, Diane Lillo-Martin, and Ruth
Campbell, with specialties in varied areas, all converging on a
common interest in which each has conducted empirical research.
These contributors clarify and challenge the theoretical
assumptions that have driven arguments in the language-thought
debate for centuries. An introduction by the editors provides a
historical overview of the issues as well as a review of empirical
findings that have been offered in response to questions about
language-thought relations in deaf children. The final chapters are
structured in the form of "live" debate, in which each contributor
is given the opportunity to respond to the other perspectives
presented in this volume.
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