This book offers a new contribution to the debate concerning the "real time acquisition" of grammar in First Language Acquisition Theory. It combines detailed and quantitative observations of object placement in Dutch and Italian child language with an analysis that makes use of…
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 dom…
"In Child Language, Jean Stilwell Peccei outlines the major areas of linguistic analysis involved in the study of children's language and covers key areas such as : vocabulary development, word and sentence structures, conversational skills and pronunciation. Building on the est…
Building on the established strengths of the first edition, the 2nd edition of this introduction to the study of children's language has now been updated and includes some basic theory content, more exercises and summaries at the end of each unit.
Building on the established strengths of the first edition, Child Language has now been fully updated and includes some basic theory content, more exercises and summaries at the end of each unit. Child Language:* introduces students to key areas involved in the study of children…
This volume, in its 25 definitive chapters on normal and nonnormal language development, represents the authoritative and up-to-date complete sourcebook on child language development. All aspects of child language development are addressed, including phonetics, phonology, gramma…