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Rades, Nancy and Cathy Hankins Dent. 1979. A theoretical approach to meaning based on a theory of direct perception. In French, Patrice L., ed. The development of meaning. Bunka Hyoron. pp. 146–177.
Publication type
Article in book
Publication language
English

Annotation

R. and D. use J.J. Gibson and E.J. Gibson's theory of 'direct perception' as a source of insights into the problem of meaning and the acquisition of language as a system that communicates meaning. The view is compared with the meaning theories of C.E.Osgood, E.H.Lenneberg, and J.Piaget.