Elective Mutism: A Handbook for Educators, Counsellors and Health Care Professionals
Norman H. Hadley
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Paperback. Series: Neuropsychology and Cognition. Num Pages: 270 pages, 16 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JH; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 421.
Undeniably, language is at the core of human existence. Merleau-Ponty (1945) posited that thought and language are one - cognition being language; language, cognition. Although such a categorical stance can be challenged from a number of theoretical perspectives as dogmatic and nonveridical, the critical role of language in humanness is irrefutable. It is what defines and distinguishes creatures at the apex of the phylogenetic scale. The fact that cognition predates verbal fluency and can take various nonverbal forms does not diminish the pivotal role of language - it is a functional requisite, an imperative. More than a mere vehicle to ... Read more
Undeniably, language is at the core of human existence. Merleau-Ponty (1945) posited that thought and language are one - cognition being language; language, cognition. Although such a categorical stance can be challenged from a number of theoretical perspectives as dogmatic and nonveridical, the critical role of language in humanness is irrefutable. It is what defines and distinguishes creatures at the apex of the phylogenetic scale. The fact that cognition predates verbal fluency and can take various nonverbal forms does not diminish the pivotal role of language - it is a functional requisite, an imperative. More than a mere vehicle to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
Series
Neuropsychology and Cognition
Number of Pages
244
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789048143061
SKU
V9789048143061
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