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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 ...

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Names for Things: A Study in Human Learning 1984, Mit Press, Cambridge

ISBN-13: 9780262630924

Revised edition

Trade paperback

Names for Things: A Study in Human Learning 1982, MIT Press (MA), Cambridge, MA

ISBN-13: 9780262131698

Hardcover