Development of Geocentric Spatial Language and Cognition: An Eco-cultural Perspective

Part I. Introduction and Methods: 1. Theory and research questions 2. Methods 3. Settings Part II. Results: 4. Pilot study in Bali and first study (India and Nepal, 1999-2000) 5. Returning to Bali: main study 2002-7 6. Varanasi 7. Kathmandu 8. Panditpur 9. Geneva Part III. Additional Studies: 10. Spatial language addressed to children 11. Geocentric gestures before language? 12. Spatial organization schemes 13. Neurophysiological correlates of geocentric space 14. Geocentric dead reckoning Part IV. Conclusions: 15. Discussion and conclusions Appendix 1. Summary of instructions, questionnaires, and coding schemes Appendix 2. Examples of language in each location Appendix 3. Extracts from school manuals.