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_a305.23109 P614 D _b102015 |
| 100 | 1 | _aPierre R. Dasen | |
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_aDevelopment of Geocentric Spatial Language and Cognition : _ban eco-cultural perspective / _cPierre R. Dasen andRamesh C. Mishra. |
| 250 | _a1st ed. | ||
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_aNew Delhi _bCambridge University Press _c2010 |
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_a388 _bill., map ; _c24 cm. |
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| 490 | 0 | _aCambridge studies in cognitive and perceptual development ; | |
| 500 | _a"Egocentric spatial language uses coordinates in relation to our body to talk about small-scale space ('put the knife on the right of the plate and the fork on the left'), while geocentric spatial language uses geographic coordinates ('put the knife to the east, and the fork to the west'). How do children learn to use geocentric language? And why do geocentric spatial references sound strange in English when they are standard practice in other languages? This book studies child development in Bali, India, Nepal, and Switzerland and explores how children learn to use a geocentric frame both when speaking and performing non-verbal cognitive tasks (such as remembering locations and directions). The authors examine how these skills develop with age, look at the socio-cultural contexts in which the learning takes place, and explore the ecological, cultural, social, and linguistic conditions that favour the use of a geocentric frame of reference"-- | ||
| 505 | 8 | _aMachine generated contents note: Part I. Introduction and Methods: 1. Theory and research questions; 2. Methods; 3. Settings; Part II. Results: 4. Pilot study in Bali and first study (India and Nepal, 1999-2000); 5. Returning to Bali: main study 2002-2007; 6. Varanasi; 7. Kathmandu; 8. Panditpur; 9. Geneva; Part III. Additional Studies: 10. Spatial language addressed to children; 11. Geocentric gestures before language?; 12. Spatial organization schemes; 13. Neurophysiological correlates of geocentric space; 14. Geocentric dead reckoning; Part IV. Conclusions: 15. Discussion and conclusions; Appendix 1. Summary of instructions, questionnaires, and coding schemes; Appendix 2. Examples of language in each location; Appendix 3. Extracts from school manuals. | |
| 650 | 0 | _aChild development | |
| 650 | 0 | _aSpace and time in language. | |
| 650 | 0 | _aCognition. | |
| 700 | 1 | _aMishra, Ramesh Chandra, | |
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