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Fraiberg, Selma and Edna Adelson. 1975. Self-representation in language and play: Observations of blind children. In Lenneberg, Eric H. and Elizabeth Lenneberg, eds. Foundations of language development: A multidisciplinary approach. Academic Press. pp. 177–192.

Publication type

Article in book

Publication language

English

Keywords

personal pronoun, L1-acquisition of | self-representation | vision

Annotation

F. and A. argue that the acquisition of personal pronouns is closely linked with the capacity for symbolic representation of the self, and that vision facilitates both these achievements.