Development Geocentric Spatial Language Cognition An Eco-cultural… 9781107412484

Development of Geocentric Spatial Language and CognitionAn Eco-cultural Perspective\nAuthor(s): Pierre R. Dasen, Ramesh C. Mishra\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781107412484, 978-1107412484\nSynopsis\nEgocentric spatial language uses coordinates in relation to our body to talk about small-scale space ('put the knife on the right of the plate and the fork on the left'), while geocentric spatial language uses geographic coordinates ('put the knife to the east, and the fork to the west'). How do children learn to use geocentric language? And why do geocentric spatial references sound strange in English when they are standard practice in other languages? This book studies child development in Bali, India, Nepal, and Switzerland and explores how children learn to use a geocentric frame both when speaking and performing non-verbal cognitive tasks (such as remembering locations and directions). The au.