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Informationen zum Autor Matthew Saxton is trained in psychology and linguistics at the Universities of Edinburgh and Oxford, and worked for about 20 years variously at Royal Holloway, University of London, Westminster University and the Institute of Education - UCL. In 2011, he retrained as a nurse and now works in the NHS at a central London hospital. Klappentext Presenting the latest thinking and research on how children acquire their first language, this book takes the reader from a standing start to the point where they can engage with key debates and current research in the field of child language. Zusammenfassung Presenting the latest thinking and research on how children acquire their first language! this book takes the reader from a standing start to the point where they can engage with key debates and current research in the field of child language. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Landmarks in the Landscape of Child Language Chapter 2: Can Animals Acquire Human Language? Shakespeare¿s Typewriter Chapter 3: The Critical Period Hypothesis: Now or Never? Chapter 4: Input and Interaction: Tutorials for Toddlers Chapter 5: Language in the First Year: Breaking the Sound Barrier Chapter 6: The Developing Lexicon: What¿s in a Name? Chapter 7: The Acquisition of Morphology: Linguistic Lego Chapter 8: Linguistic Nativism: To the Grammar Born Chapter 9: The Usage-Based Approach: Making It up as You Go along Chapter 10: You Say Nature, I Say Nurture: Better Call the Calling off off
List of contents
Chapter 1: Landmarks in the Landscape of Child Language
Chapter 2: Can Animals Acquire Human Language? Shakespeare's Typewriter
Chapter 3: The Critical Period Hypothesis: Now or Never?
Chapter 4: Input and Interaction: Tutorials for Toddlers
Chapter 5: Language in the First Year: Breaking the Sound Barrier
Chapter 6: The Developing Lexicon: What's in a Name?
Chapter 7: The Acquisition of Morphology: Linguistic Lego
Chapter 8: Linguistic Nativism: To the Grammar Born
Chapter 9: The Usage-Based Approach: Making It up as You Go along
Chapter 10: You Say Nature, I Say Nurture: Better Call the Calling off off
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Writing in a conversational, playful voice Matthew Saxton offers a particularly engaging and accessible introduction to a wealth of knowledge about language. He models how language allows us both to share personal interests and enthusiasms and to build more public understanding by publishing and arguing about research findings. Rod Parker-Rees, Associate Professor in Early Childhood Studies
