Child Language : Acquisition and Growth


Barbara C. Lust
Bok Engelsk 2006 · Electronic books.
Annen tittel
Utgitt
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press , 2006
Omfang
1 online resource (411 p.)
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Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 The growth of language; 2 What is acquired?; 3 What is the problem of language acquisition?; 4 How we can construct a theory of language acquisition; 5 Brain and language development; 6 The nature of nurture; 7 How can we tell what children know? Methods for the study of language acquisition; 8 The acquisition of phonology; 9 The acquisition of syntax; 10 The acquisition of semantics; 11 On the nature of language growth. - 12 Conclusions: toward integrated theory of language acquisitionAppendix 1 Developmental milestones in motor and language development (adapted from Lenneberg 1967, 128-130); Appendix 2a Developmental milestones in infant speech perception; Appendix 2b Examples of sound distinctions perceived by infants; Appendix 3 Developmental milestones in infant speech production; Appendix 4 Developmental milestones in infant syntax: perception; Appendix 5 Developmental milestones in infant syntax: production; Appendix 6 Developmental milestones in infant semantics; Appendix 7 Abbreviations and notations. - GlossaryReferences; Author index; Subject index. - Language is a skill that young children master with incredible ease and speed, and the remarkable way in which they achieve this has long fascinated linguists and developmental psychologists alike. This accessible new textbook introduces the field of child language acquisition, exploring language development from birth.
Emner
Language acquisition.
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Languages & Literatures
Philology & Linguistics
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Electronic books. . - Lærebøker (Form) : (NO-TrBIB)HUME01281. - Lærebøker
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0521444780. - 0521449227. - 9780521444781. - 9780521449229

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