Vygotsky's Psychology-Philosophy
A Metaphor for Language Theory and Learning
by Dorothy Robbins
Central Missouri State University, Warrenburg, USA, and International
Vygotsky Society, Moscow, Russia
COGNITION AND LANGUAGE: A SERIES IN PSYCHOLINGUISTICS
This book is an introduction to Vygotsky and his theories of language
and second language acquisition. Employing a dual framework of
metatheory and metaphor, the author focuses on Vygotsky's
cultural-historical perspective (contrasted with the sociocultural
heritage more prevalent in the West) and its emphasis on history as
change and thought as related to action. Included also is a comparison
of Vygotskyan and Chomskyan theories of language and grammar.
CONTENTS
1. Background information on Vygotskian Theory and Vygotsky the man -
Introduction.
2. Overview of L.S. Vygotsky's psychological-philosophical theory.
3. Tools - Psychological Tools - Internalization - Signs.
4. Chomskyan linguistics and Vygotskian semiotics.
5. Universal Grammar - SLA - Grammar from a Vygotskian Position.
Conclusion.
References.
Author Index.
Subject Index.
Hardbound, ISBN 0-306-46423-3, April 2001, 154 pp.
EUR 57.00 / USD 52.50 / GBP 36.00
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