Input and Interaction in Language Acquisition

Klappentext A collection on the nature and effects of language addressed to language learners ('Baby Talk'). Zusammenfassung This collection by linguists and psychologists examines the nature and effects of language addressed to language learners! and assesses their relevance for the practitioner and their theoretical implications. An introduction by Catherine Snow compares contemporary concerns with those in Talking to Children. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Introduction; Part I. General Issues: 1. The language of primary caregivers Julian M. Pine; 2. The changing role of negative evidence in theories of language development Jeffrey L. Sokolov and Catherine E. Snow; 3. Crosslinguistic and crosscultural aspects of language addressed to children Elena V. M. Lieven; 4. Child-directed speech and influences on language acquisition: methodology and interpretation Brian J. Richards; Part II. Specific Aspects Of Input And Interaction: 5. The rest of the family: the role of fathers and siblings in early language development Michelle E. Barton and Michael Tomasello; 6. Phonetic and prosodic aspects of baby talk Alan Cruttenden; 7. Language learning at home and school Peter Geekie and Bridie Raban; Part III. Types Of Language Learner: 8. Language interaction with atypical language learners Gina Conti-Ramsden; 9. Interaction and childhood deafness Clare Gallaway and Bencie Woll; 10. Input and interaction in second language acquisition Majorie Bingham Wesche; Conclusion; References; Author index; Subject index.

Product details

• Authors: Clare Gallaway, Clare Richards Gallaway
• Assisted by: Clare Gallaway (Editor), Brian J. Richards (Editor), Brian J. Professor Richards (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.04.1994
• EAN: 9780521437257
• ISBN: 978-0-521-43725-7
• No. of pages: 336
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics