Child Language - Acquisition and Development

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

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Matthew Saxton, Saxton Matthew
• Editore: Sage Publications Ltd
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.11.2017
• EAN: 9781446295625
• ISBN: 978-1-4462-9562-5
• Pagine: 408
• Categorie: Saggistica > Psicologia, esoterismo, spiritualità, antroposofia > Psicologia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie; PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Child, Child & developmental psychology, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Age groups: children, Language acquisition, For undergraduate education and equivalents, Textbook, coursework