Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. 1. Modern Metaphors of the Developing Child 1
5. 2. Perspectives on Meaning 29
6. 3. Being an Infant, Becoming a Child 58
7. 4. Toddling toward Childhood 87
8. 5. Experiential Semantics of FirstWords 117
9. 6. Entering the SymbolicWorld 149
10. 7. Finding Oneself in Time 179
11. 8. Entering a Community of Minds 209
12. 9. The Study of Developing Young Minds 239
13. Notes 269
14. References 277
15. Acknowledgments 301
16. Index 305