How Do Young Children Verbalise What They
See and Know about the World?
How Do Young Children Verbalise What They
See and Know about the World?
Author(s): Kinga KuszakSubject(s): Language acquisition, Psycholinguistics, Family and social welfare
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Sklodowskiej
Keywords: young child language; speech; thought; giving meanings by young children;
Summary/Abstract: This is a review article. It characterizes the early stage of language development based on chosen literature. The author describes how children start to use verbal symbols and how speech becomes a tool in the process of thought. The article consists of two parts. The first shows the connection between language, speech, thought and creating terms. The second describes the development of understanding language symbols process and giving meaning by children up to about 16 months old.
Journal: Prima Educatione
- Issue Year: 7/2023
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 49-62
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English