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ERIC Number: EJ252637
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981-Sep
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Toward Symbolic Functioning: Structure of Early Pretend Games and Potential Parallels with Language.
McCune-Nicolich, Lorraine
Child Development, v52 n3 p785-97 Sep 1981
Reviews evidence for a developmental sequence in symbolic play and attempts to provide a theoretical rationale for predicting correspondences between symbolic play and early language. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Developmental Stages, Infants, Language Acquisition, Language Research, Preschool Children, Pretend Play, Semiotics
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Symbolic Play; Symbolic Thinking