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The Many Faces of Imitation in Language Learning
. Ed(S): Speidel, Gisela E.; Nelson, Keith E.
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hardcover. Editor(s): Speidel, Gisela E.; Nelson, Keith E. Series: Springer Series in Language and Communication. Num Pages: 342 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 686.
In this book we take a fresh look at imitation. With the knowledge of some 20 years of research after Chomsky's initial critique of the behavioristic approach to language learning, it is time to explore imitation once again. How imitation is viewed in this book has changed greatly since the 1950s and can only be under stood by reading the various contributions. This reading reveals many faces, many forms, many causes, and many functions of imitation-cognitive, social, information processing, learning, and biological. Some views are far removed from the notion that an imitation must occur immediately or that it must ... Read more
In this book we take a fresh look at imitation. With the knowledge of some 20 years of research after Chomsky's initial critique of the behavioristic approach to language learning, it is time to explore imitation once again. How imitation is viewed in this book has changed greatly since the 1950s and can only be under stood by reading the various contributions. This reading reveals many faces, many forms, many causes, and many functions of imitation-cognitive, social, information processing, learning, and biological. Some views are far removed from the notion that an imitation must occur immediately or that it must ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
342
Condition
New
Series
Springer Series in Language and Communication
Number of Pages
342
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9780387968858
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V9780387968858
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