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Table of Contents

Brief Contents

  1. The Territory
  2. Describing Language
  3. Neurological Bases of Speech and Language
  4. Cognitive, Perceptual and Motor Bases of Early Language and Speech
  5. The Social and Communicative Bases of Early Language and Speech
  6. Language-Learning and Teaching Processes and Young Children
  7. First Words and Word Combinations in Toddler Talk
  8. Preschool Pragmatic and Semantic Development
  9. Preschool Development of Language Form
  10. Early School-Age Language Development
  11. School-Age Literacy Development
  12. Adolescent and Adult Language

Appendix A: American English Speech Sounds

Appendix B: Major Racial and Ethnic Dialects of American English

Appendix C: Development Summary

Appendix D: Computing MLU

Appendix E: Background Grammar

Glossary

References

Author Index

Subject Index

Language Development An Introduction Global

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      Publisher Pearson Education
      Published 10/30/2015 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9781292104423
      978-1292104423
      ISBN-10 1292104422
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      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Table of Contents

      Brief Contents

      1. The Territory
      2. Describing Language
      3. Neurological Bases of Speech and Language
      4. Cognitive, Perceptual and Motor Bases of Early Language and Speech
      5. The Social and Communicative Bases of Early Language and Speech
      6. Language-Learning and Teaching Processes and Young Children
      7. First Words and Word Combinations in Toddler Talk
      8. Preschool Pragmatic and Semantic Development
      9. Preschool Development of Language Form
      10. Early School-Age Language Development
      11. School-Age Literacy Development
      12. Adolescent and Adult Language

      Appendix A: American English Speech Sounds

      Appendix B: Major Racial and Ethnic Dialects of American English

      Appendix C: Development Summary

      Appendix D: Computing MLU

      Appendix E: Background Grammar

      Glossary

      References

      Author Index

      Subject Index

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