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The dawn of meaning / Boris Cyrulnik.

Title
The dawn of meaning / Boris Cyrulnik.
Author
Cyrulnik, Boris
Publication
New York : McGraw-Hill, c1993.

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TextRequest in advance P118 .C9513 1993Off-site

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Description
115 p.; 23 cm.
Series Statement
The McGraw-Hill horizons of science series
Uniform Title
  • Naissance du sens. English
  • The McGraw-Hill horizons of science series.
Alternative Title
Naissance du sens.
Subject
  • Language acquisition
  • Meaning (Psychology)
  • Animal communication
  • Human behavior
  • Evolution (Biology)
Note
  • Translation of: La naissance du sens.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 113-115).
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Introduction / Dominique Lecourt -- From animal to human. A dog's world -- The sensitive period -- Beauty and the beasts -- Finger pointing. The first word -- Autistic children and "closet" children -- The ontogenesis of the mug - Objects of attachment. The teddy bear function -- The smell of the other -- The first smile -- Freedom through speech. Nature nurtured -- Taboo: successful incests -- The human adventure of speech.
ISBN
0070150443 (acid-free)
LCCN
^^^92029665^
OCLC
  • 26502031
  • SCSB-11774704
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library