Ostension: Word Learning and the Embodied Mind

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An examination of the role of ostension--the bodily manifestation of intentio---in word learning, and an investigation of the philosophical puzzles it poses.

Ostension is bodily movement that manifests our engagement with things, whether we wish it to or not. Gestures, glances, facial expressions: all betray our interest in something. Ostension enables our first word learning, providing infants with a prelinguistic way to grasp the...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0262028093

ISBN13:9780262028097

Release Date:January 1

Publisher:MIT Press

Length:336 Pages

Weight:1.40 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Age Range:18 years and up

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

Related Subjects

Language Arts Philosophy

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