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Speech : its function and development

Title
Speech : its function and development / by Grace Andrus de Laguna.
Author
De Laguna, Grace Andrus, 1878-
Publication
Bloomington, Ind. : Indiana University Press, 1963.

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Description
xii, 362 pages; 20 cm.
Series Statement
Indiana University studies in the history and theory of linguistics
Uniform Title
Indiana University studies in the history and theory of linguistics
Subject
  • Speech
  • Psycholinguistics
  • Language and languages
  • Elocution
  • Speeches, addresses, etc
  • Speech
  • Psycholinguistics
  • Language
  • psycholinguistics
  • speeches (compositions)
  • speeches (documents)
  • languages (study discipline)
  • language (general communication)
  • speech (communication function)
  • Elocution
  • Language and languages
  • Funktion
  • Sprache
  • Spracherwerb
  • Langage et langues
  • Parole
Note
  • A Midland book.
  • "MB50."
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
I. The rôle of speech in society: The problem of origin -- The restatement of the problem -- Some primitive utilitites -- Imitation and vocal play -- II. Aspects of mental evolution: Predication -- Behaviorism and the problem of cognition -- Some features of animal behavior -- The complete act and the learning-process -- The objectification of the environment -- The social factor -- The use of tools -- III. The rôle of speech in the life of the individual: Some general considerations -- The animal cry as a mode of response -- The transition to speech -- The complete act of speech -- Human perception -- Conception and purpose -- Memory and imagination -- Belief and thought.
LCCN
63063336
OCLC
  • ocm00306937
  • 306937
  • SCSB-14485254
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library