Names for Things: A Study of Human Learning

Four chapters in the book's first section, Matters Mainly Psychological,describe empirical observations that explore how a child copes with the fact that many different name-like words can be applied to a single object. A second major section, Matters Mainly Linguistic,contains chapters on phonology, the learning of grammatical categories, the definite and indefinite articles, and the plural. A third section, Matters Mainly Philosophical,focuses entirely on the complex issues of reference and meaning. A final chapter reflects on the implications of the book for developmental psychology. A Bradford Book.MacNamara, John is the author of 'Names for Things: A Study of Human Learning', published 1984 under ISBN 9780262630924 and ISBN 0262630923.