{"product_id":"understanding-child-language-acquisition-9781444152654","title":"Understanding Child Language Acquisition","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaking an accessible and cross-linguistic approach, \u003cem\u003eUnderstanding Child Language Acquisition\u003c\/em\u003e introduces readers to the most important research on child language acquisition over the last fifty years, as well as to some of the most influential theories in the field. Rather than just describing what children can do at different ages Rowland explains why these research findings are important and what they tell us about how children acquire language. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey features include:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCross-linguistic analysis of how language acquisition differs between languages \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA chapter on how multilingual children acquire several languages at once \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExercises to test comprehension\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapters organised around key questions that summarise the critical issues posed by researchers in the field, with summaries at the end \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFurther reading suggestions to broaden understanding of the subject \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith its particular focus on outlining key similarities and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book manages to achieve both breadth and depth in introducing the reader to all the major challenges that children face in learning language: sound, meaning, structure and conversational coordination as well as what can go wrong. It is engagingly written in a lucid and accessible style but without sacrificing complexity. This is an indispensable and unique introduction to this most fascinating and fundamental aspect of human development, both for the serious lay reader and for students and their teachers.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElena Lieven, University of Manchester, UK \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Rowland’s book has a unique take on children’s language development. She takes the reader on a scientific journey on what makes language and language learning special. Students will profit from the many examples, summaries, and suggestions for further readings.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeike Behrens, Editor, Journal of Child Language\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Rowland has written an engaging and thoughtful introduction to debates and data across the breadth of language acquisition.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVirginia Valian, Hunter College, CUNY, USA\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1: Introduction to language acquisition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2: Learning the sounds of the language\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3: Learning words\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4: Learning morphology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5: Learning syntax\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6: Learning to communicate\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7: Learning more than one language - multilingualism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8: Explaining individual differences\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9: The search for language universals\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndex\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019849072983,"sku":"9781444152654","price":43.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781444152654.jpg?v=1750781463","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/understanding-child-language-acquisition-9781444152654","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}