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Overview
This illuminating book focuses on one child's emerging ability to use language, and on her capacity for understanding, for imagining, and for making inferences and solving problems. 'Narratives from the Crib' presents a multi-faceted analysis, by scholars of child language and cognitive development, of two-year-old Emily's presleep monologues and conversations with her parents at bedtime, taped over a fifteen-month period.Synopsis
This illuminating book focuses on one child's emerging ability to use language, and on her capacity for understanding, for imagining, and for making inferences and solving problems. 'Narratives from the Crib' presents a multi-faceted analysis, by scholars of child language and cognitive development, of two-year-old Emily's presleep monologues and conversations with her parents at bedtime, taped over a fifteen-month period.
Booknews
An analysis by eight scholars of a two-year old child's pre-sleep monologues and conversations with her parents at bedtime, taped over a 15-month period. The study yields insights into language development and the capacity for understanding, imagining, and making inferences and solving problems. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)