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This accessible and inclusive new textbook introduces Child Language Acquisition (CLA) with unique coverage of bilingual and early second language development as well as first languages. The majority of children worldwide will grow up to be bi- or multilingual, and early second language acquisition is a very common experience for migrant children and those in more well-established ethnic minority communities across the world. The book explores the major stages of child language development below the age of five years, covering social context, early words, combing words, inflections and function words, complexity, and use of language, but also some of the major developments that take place post five years.

Including recent developments in the area, this introduction:

Emphasises the interactive development of the component skills involved in language and the wider skills on which language depends

Incorporates bilingual language development throughout, covering both

An Introduction to Child Language

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      Publisher Taylor & Francis
      Imprint Taylor & Francis Ltd
      Published 11/15/2024
      ISBN-13 9781032377889
      978-1032377889
      ISBN-10 1032377887
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      Dictionaries, Reference & Language Language acquisition

      Description

      This accessible and inclusive new textbook introduces Child Language Acquisition (CLA) with unique coverage of bilingual and early second language development as well as first languages. The majority of children worldwide will grow up to be bi- or multilingual, and early second language acquisition is a very common experience for migrant children and those in more well-established ethnic minority communities across the world. The book explores the major stages of child language development below the age of five years, covering social context, early words, combing words, inflections and function words, complexity, and use of language, but also some of the major developments that take place post five years.

      Including recent developments in the area, this introduction:

      Emphasises the interactive development of the component skills involved in language and the wider skills on which language depends

      Incorporates bilingual language development throughout, covering both

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