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In this talk, Professor Eric Lunzer examines the interelationship of thought and language. Does the ability to think develop in a child before the ability to use language? The answer seems to be ye...s. But still, isn't it possible to improve a child's thinking by teaching him or her language? The answer seems to be no. Language learning is not sufficient by itself. A more fundamental change has occur, and that is, a change in knowledge. The "frames" of the title are knowledge frames, that is, the sum of knowledge that any person, infant or otherwise, has about a particular situation. The "turns" of the title relate to one of the pre-linguistic activities of a child involved in a game situation with it's mother. "Turn taking" is a precursor of the linguistic turn taking which constitutes conversation.
In this talk, Professor Eric Lunzer examines the interelationship of thought and language. Does the ability to think develop in a child before the ability to use language? The answer seems to be ye...s. But still, isn't it possible to improve a child's thinking by teaching him or her language? The answer seems to be no. Language learning is not sufficient by itself. A more fundamental change has occur, and that is, a change in knowledge. The "frames" of the title are knowledge frames, that is, the sum of knowledge that any person, infant or otherwise, has about a particular situation. The "turns" of the title relate to one of the pre-linguistic activities of a child involved in a game situation with it's mother. "Turn taking" is a precursor of the linguistic turn taking which constitutes conversation.
| Module code and title: | E263, Language in use |
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| Item code: | E263; 05 |
| Recording date: | 1980-03-24 |
| First transmission date: | 06-09-1981 |
| Published: | 1981 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OUDA web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:18:32 |
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| Producer: | Meg Sheffield |
| Contributor: | Eric Lunzer |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | Computers; Frames; Language knowledge; Modelling; Piaget; Shared attention; Thought; Turn-taking |
| Master spool number: | TLN13950H968 |
| Production number: | TLN13950H968 |
| Available to public: | no |
