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Narrative Development in Young Children: Gesture, Imagery, and Cohesion
Elena T. Levy
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Description for Narrative Development in Young Children: Gesture, Imagery, and Cohesion
hardcover. Presents an account of social and embodied threads of early narrative development, of which gesture is an integral part. Num Pages: 250 pages, 38 b/w illus. 34 tables. BIC Classification: CFDC; CFGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 160 x 235 x 16. Weight in Grams: 528.
As children begin to use language in early childhood, they produce increasingly large units of coherent speech, including narrative descriptions of events. This book examines the process of narrative development in young children, focusing on the development of 'cohesion' - the use of speech and gesture to create coherent perspectives on events. Surveying early narrative development in which gesture plays an integral part, the book explores the development of cohesive, clause-linking devices during the period from age two to three. Illustrated with longitudinal cases studies, the book examines the crib-talk of two-year-old Emily and compares it to the discourse patterns ... Read more
As children begin to use language in early childhood, they produce increasingly large units of coherent speech, including narrative descriptions of events. This book examines the process of narrative development in young children, focusing on the development of 'cohesion' - the use of speech and gesture to create coherent perspectives on events. Surveying early narrative development in which gesture plays an integral part, the book explores the development of cohesive, clause-linking devices during the period from age two to three. Illustrated with longitudinal cases studies, the book examines the crib-talk of two-year-old Emily and compares it to the discourse patterns ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
250
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107041110
SKU
V9781107041110
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About Elena T. Levy
Elena T. Levy is an Associate Professor in Psychology in the Department of Psychology at the University of Connecticut. Her publications on narrative discourse include studies of typically developing children and adults, as well as individuals with autistic spectrum disorders. She is co-editor with Susan D. Duncan, Justine Cassell of Gesture and the Dynamic Dimension of Language (2007). David McNeill ... Read more
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