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Book Synopsis
An accessible introduction to language development aimed at a wide audience of students from different disciplines such as psychology, behavioural science, linguistics, cognitive science, and speech pathology. It requires only minimal knowledge of psychology, and is intended for undergraduates from the second year of studies onwards.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements xv

Chapter 1 What Enables Infants to Acquire Language? 1

Chapter 2 What do Infants Learn Before they Speak their First Word? 19

Chapter 3 How does Social and Cognitive Development Support

Language Development? 43

Chapter 4 How do Children Learn Words? 63

Chapter 5 How do Children Learn to Combine and Modify Words? 89

Chapter 6 What Kind of Language do Children Encounter? 117

Chapter 7 How do Children Learn to Use Language? 141

Chapter 8 How does Language Development Aff ect Cognition? 163

Chapter 9 What is the Role of Literacy in Language Development? 189

Chapter 10 What Causes Language Impairments? 213

Chapter 11 How do Deaf Children Acquire Language? 239

Chapter 12 How does Language Development Aff ect the Brain? 263

Glossary 287

References 303

Name Index 367

Subject Index 379

Language Development

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      Publisher BPS Blackwell
      Published 13 April 2012
      ISBN-13 9781444331462
      978-1444331462
      ISBN-10 1444331469
      Also in:
      Dictionaries, Reference & Language Psycholinguistics Psychology

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      An accessible introduction to language development aimed at a wide audience of students from different disciplines such as psychology, behavioural science, linguistics, cognitive science, and speech pathology. It requires only minimal knowledge of psychology, and is intended for undergraduates from the second year of studies onwards.

      Table of Contents

      Acknowledgements xv

      Chapter 1 What Enables Infants to Acquire Language? 1

      Chapter 2 What do Infants Learn Before they Speak their First Word? 19

      Chapter 3 How does Social and Cognitive Development Support

      Language Development? 43

      Chapter 4 How do Children Learn Words? 63

      Chapter 5 How do Children Learn to Combine and Modify Words? 89

      Chapter 6 What Kind of Language do Children Encounter? 117

      Chapter 7 How do Children Learn to Use Language? 141

      Chapter 8 How does Language Development Aff ect Cognition? 163

      Chapter 9 What is the Role of Literacy in Language Development? 189

      Chapter 10 What Causes Language Impairments? 213

      Chapter 11 How do Deaf Children Acquire Language? 239

      Chapter 12 How does Language Development Aff ect the Brain? 263

      Glossary 287

      References 303

      Name Index 367

      Subject Index 379

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