Research Methods in Child Language: a Practical Guide
by Hoff, Erika
This is a comprehensive and accessible guide to the methods researchers use to study child language, written by experienced scholars in the study of language development. Presents a comprehensive survey of laboratory and naturalistic techniques used in the study of different domains of language, age ranges, and populations, and explains the questions addressed by each techniquePresents new research methods, such as the use of functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) to study the activity o…
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- Full title :Research Methods in Child Language : a Practical Guide.
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This is a comprehensive and accessible guide to the methods researchers use to study child language, written by experienced scholars in the study of language development. Presents a comprehensive survey of laboratory and naturalistic techniques used in the study of different domains of language, age ranges, and populations, and explains the questions addressed by each techniquePresents new research methods, such as the use of functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) to study the activity of the brainExpands on more traditional research methods such as collection, transcription, and coding.
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- Publication Date:2011.
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- Publisher(s):John Wiley & Sons
- Place of Publication:Hoboken
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2011.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (386 pages).
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781444344004, 1444344005
- oclc:ocn774491920
- LC Classification:P118.3 .R47 2011
- Dewey Decimal:401.93
Table of Contents
Series page; Title page; Copyright page; List of Figures; List of Plates; Notes on Contributors; Acknowledgments; Preface; Part I: Studying Infants and Others Using Nonverbal Methods; 1 Habituation Procedures; Research Aim; Procedure; Remaining Data Issues; 2 Intermodal Preferential Looking; Research Aims; Procedure; Data Analysis; 3 The Looking-While-Listening Procedure; Measuring Performance in Language Acquisition; The Development of Looking While Listening; Implementation; Future Directions; 4 Neuroimaging Methods; Research Aim.
Functional Noninvasive Brain Imaging: Methods, Technology and ApplicationMultimodal and Anatomical Imaging; Neuroimaging Studies of Early Language Acquisition; Neuroimaging Studies of Reading Acquisition; Conclusion; 5 Methods for Studying Language in Infants: Back to the Future; In the Beginning; Methods Moving beyond Production; Methods Multiply; Why Look for Continuity in Precursors of Language Functioning?; Back to the Future; Part II: Assessing Language Knowledge and Processes in Children Who Talk; 6 Assessing Phonological Knowledge; Why Study Phonology?; Basic Concepts and Terminology.
Overview of Phonological DevelopmentWhat To Study; Spontane…
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