| Description |
xviii, 364 pages ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Contents -- Editors' Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Notes on Contributors -- Section 1 -- The social matrix of language development -- Editors' Introduction to Section 1 -- 1.1 Elena Lieven -- Conversations between mothers and young children: individual differences -- and -- their possible implication for the study of language learning -- 1.2 Jennifer Coates -- The acquisition of gender-differentiated language -- Section 2 -- Methodology -- Editors' Introduction to Section 2 -- 2.1 Priscilla Alderson -- Ethical standards through the research process -- 2.2 Brian MacWhinney -- Introduction [to the CHILDES Project] -- 2.3 Brian Richards and David Malvern -- Investigating the validity of a new measure of lexical diversity for root and -- inflected forms -- Section 3 -- Meanings -- Editors' Introduction to Section 3 -- 3.1 Margaret Harris, Caroline Yeeles, Joan Chasin and Yvonne Oakley -- Symmetries and asymmetries in early lexical comprehension and production -- 3.2 William Merriman and Colleen Stevenson -- Restricting a familiar name in response to learning a new one: evidence for -- the mutual exclusivity bias in young two-year-olds -- 3.3 Melissa Bowerman -- From universal to language-specific in early grammatical development -- Section 4 -- Word and sentence structure -- Editors' Introduction to Section 4 -- 4.1 Lila Gleitman and Jane Gillette -- The role of syntax in verb learning -- 4.2 Deanne Swan -- How to build a lexicon: a case study of lexical errors and innovations -- Section 5 -- Phonology -- Editors' Introduction to Section 5 -- 5.1 Carol Stoel-Gammon -- On the acquisition of velars -- 5.2 E. Jane Fee -- Syllable structure and minimal words -- Section 6 -- Explanations of language development -- Editors' Introduction to Section 6 -- 6.1 Ann Peters -- Filler syllables: what is their status in emerging grammar? -- 6.2 Nina Hyams -- Underspecification and modularity in early syntax: a formalist perspective on -- language acquisition -- 6.3 Brian MacWhinney -- Emergent language -- Section 7 -- Bilingualism and cross-cultural comparisons -- Editors' Introduction to Section 6 -- 7.1 Suzanne Romaine -- Bilingual language development -- 7.2 Alison Gopnik -- Theories, language and culture: Whorf without wincing -- Appendix: About statistical analysis -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
"The Child Language Reader is the essential guide for students of child language acquisition and development. Focusing on the important contemporary issues and debates in the field, the book draws together key articles and places them within their thematic and social contexts. Packed with editorial material to help students to navigate the diverse practical and theoretical strands of child language, it also offers clear explanations of essential terminology and concepts." -- Publisher's information |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [327]-353) and index |
| Subject |
Language acquisition.
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| Genre/Form |
Aufsatzsammlung
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| Author |
Dobbinson, Sushie, 1965-
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Griffiths, Patrick, 1942-2012.
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| LC no. |
2003012736 |
| ISBN |
0415281016 paperback alkaline paper |
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0415281008 cloth alkaline paper |
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