Phonological Development: the First Two Years

Drawing on major research developments in the field, Vihman has updated and extensively revised the 1996 edition of her classic text to provide a thorough and stimulating overview of current studies of child production and perception and early word learning. Offers a full survey of the thinking on how babies develop phonological knowledgeProvides a much needed update on the field - one in which this book remains unique, and in which there have also been dramatic developments since the publication of the first editionSurveys what has been learned about phonologic.

The Social Context, I: Precanonical Period.

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Note on Second Edition; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Introduction; Biological Foundations of Language Development; Chomsky and the origins of the LAD and UG; Analysis of an argument; The course of language development; Alternative approaches to Chomskyan biological foundations; Phonological Development: Goals and Challenges; Phonetics and phonology; The interaction of perception and production; Cross-linguistic perspectives; The significance of individual differences; Methodologies: Data sources and theoretical perspectives; Overview.

Chapter 2 Precursors to Language: The First 18 Months of LifeThe Development of Linguistic Form and Function; 1 Early Capacities: Birth to 2 Months; (a) The child as experiencer and communicator; (b) The child as listener and vocalizer; (c) Linked form and function; 2 Early Capacities: 2 to 4 Months; (a) The child as experiencer and communicator; (b) The child as listener and vocalizer; (c) Linked form and function; 3 Early Capacities: 4 to 6 Months; (a) The child as experiencer and actor; (b) The child as listener and vocalizer; 4 First Advances: 6 to 9 Months.

(A) The child as experiencer and actor(b) The chi…