Thought and Language

Name: Thought and Language
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ISBN: 9780262517713

ISBN-10: 026251771X

ISBN-13: 9780262517713

Edition: 2nd 2012 (Revised)

Authors: Lev S. Vygotsky, Eugenia Hanfmann, Gertruda Vakar, Alex Kozulin

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Since it was introduced to the English-speaking world in 1962, Lev Vygotsky's Thought and Language has become recognized as a classic foundational work of cognitive science. Its 1962 English translation must certainly be considered one of the most important and influential books ever published by the MIT Press. In this highly original exploration of human mental development, Vygotsky analyzes the relationship between words and consciousness, arguing that speech is social in its origins and that only as children develop does it become internalized verbal thought. In 1986, the MIT Press published a new edition of the original translation by Eugenia Hanfmann and Gertrude Vakar, edited by…

Book details

List price: $40.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: MIT Press
Publication date: 7/6/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 392
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.122
Language: English



Foreword



Vygotsky in Context



Note on the Title


Author's Preface



The Problem and the Approach



Piaget's Theory of the Child's Speech and Thought



Stern's Theory of Language Development



The Genetic Roots of Thought and Speech



An Experimental Study of the Development of Concepts



The Development of Scientific Concepts in Childhood: The Design of a Working Hypothesis



Thought and Word


Notes


References


Index