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How does a child grasp the world through words?

Publication at Faculty of Arts |
2013

Abstract

In this paper, we reflect on the reception of the message by the child, on his/her creation of naming units and, on the factors that lead to an erroneous understanding of names and thus a whole message as documented in the prayers, songs and set phrases. Misconception is caused by a false etymology and inference often based on erroneous decomposition and excessive generalization.