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EducationHuman DevelopmentPsychologyChild DevelopmentCognitive DevelopmentDevelopmental PsychologyChild Language AcquisitionEarly ChildhoodInfancy DevelopmentInfant DevelopmentPediatric DevelopmentToddler DevelopmentChild Identity FormationChild Meaning AcquisitionChildhood MemoryEarly Childhood ExperienceEarly SemanticsEarly Word LearningFirst WordsTheory Of Mind Acquisition
The study situates itself within experiential semantics of first words and broader research on developing young minds. The authors aim to explore how children enter symbolic worlds and communities of minds. The study finds that children locate themselves in time through symbolic and communal engagement. Preface and chapters on modern metaphors, meaning, infancy, and childhood.
Preface 1. Modern Metaphors of the Developing Child 2. Perspectives on Meaning 3. Being an Infant, Becoming a Child 4. Toddling toward Childhood 5. Experiential Semantics of First Words 6. Entering the Symbolic World 7. Finding Oneself in Time 8. Entering a Community of Minds 9. The Study of Developing Young Minds Notes References Acknowledgments Index