Development of language 8th edition

Properties of Language. Language as a Social Tool. Language is a Rule Governed System. Language is Generative. Other Properties.

Components of Language. Relationship of Language Components. Chapter Conclusion. Chapter Discussion. Chapter Main Points. Chapter Reflections. Linguistic Theory. Nature vs. Language Research and Analysis. Issues in the Study of Child Language. Method of Data Collection. Sample Size and Variability. Naturalness and Representativeness of the Data. Collection Procedures. Analysis Procedures. Cross-Language Studies. Central Nervous System. Hemispheric Asymmetry. Brain Maturation. Language Comprehension.

Language Processing. Language Production. Models of Linguistic Processing. A Limited System and Executive Function. Theory of Mind. Neurological Development. Early Cognitive Development. Motor Control. Cognition and Language Development. Role of the Caregiver. Development of Communication: A Chronology.

The Newborn. Development of Intentionality: Age 7 to 12 Months. Maternal Communication Behaviors. Infant-Elicited Social Behavior. Cultural, Socioeconomic, and Gender Differences. Interactions Between Infants and Caregiver. Joint Reference. Joint Action.

Situational Variations. Comprehension, Production, and Cognitive Growth. Cognition and Language. Less is More. Child Learning Strategies. Toddler Language-Learning Services. Preschool Language-Learning Services. Adult Conversational Teaching Techniques. Adult Speech to Toddlers. Adult Conversations with Preschoolers. Importance of Play. Variation on a Theme. Individual Child Differences.

Cultural and Social Differences Chapter Conclusion. Single Word Utterances. Initial Lexicons. Meaning of Single-Word Utterances. Early Multiword Combinations. Transition: Early Word Combinations. Multiword Utterances. Phonological Learning. Articulatory Maps. Single-Word Utterance Patterns. Phonological Processes. Learning Units and Extension. Individual Differences. Preschool Department.

Taking a multi-disciplinary approach, it examines what we know about language development—addressing communication development in infancy, phonological development, semantic development, morphology and syntax. Broadening the scope of study, it puts language development into larger biological, social and cultural contexts, while investigating individual differences, atypical development, literacy and even language development in adults. This edition includes more on cross-linguistic language acquisition emphasizing Spanish , new research on the nature and treatment of language disorders in children, and new perspectives on the impact of culture on language development and variation.

Jean Berko Gleason, Boston University. Rochelle Newman, University of Maryland. Jacqueline Sachs, University of Connecticut. Carol Stoel-Gammon, University of Washington. Lise Menn, University of Colorado.

Helen Tager-Flusberg, Boston University. Andrea Zukowski, University of Maryland. John N. John D. Bonvillian, University of Virginia. Beverly A. Goldfield, Rhode Island College. Catherine E. Snow, Harvard Graduate School of Education. Ingrid A Willenberg, Macquarie University. Gigliana Melzi, New York University. Adina R. Schick, New York University. Loraine K. Pearson offers affordable and accessible purchase options to meet the needs of your students.

Connect with us to learn more. Jean Berko Gleason , PhD. She created the famous Wug Test, which reveals how children learn the rules of language, such as how to make singular words plural. She is the author of leading textbooks in her field and many influential studies of aphasia, language development, gender differences in language, and language in the Roma community in Hungary. Her work is frequently cited in the professional literature, and has been featured in the popular media.

Nan Bernstein Ratner , Ed. Bernstein Ratner is the editor of numerous volumes, and author of numerous chapters and articles addressing language acquisition and fluency in children. Many of her research reports can be found in the Journal of Speech and Hearing Research and other major journals, with chapters in major texts on child speech and language development.

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