Language Evolution, Symbolic Cognition, Language Acquisition, Brain Development, Origin of the Human Mind | Terrence Deacon | 20
Mind & Matter
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Cómo los adultos incorporan a niños al mundo simbólico
Early language learning in young children is mainly iconic and indexical, rather than symbolic. Children initially use words in a way that points to objects in their immediate surroundings. Joint attention, the ability to direct and exchange attention with others, is a critical feature for language learning and develops before language acquisition. As children start using words, they slowly transition from iconic and indexical use to understanding the symbolic relationships between words. Adults play a crucial role in helping children make this transition by embedding the indexical and iconic use of words into the symbolic realm, a process in which children are highly interested.
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