Menyuk: ∗language∗ & Maturation (cloth) - Hardcover

MENYUK, P

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0262131323 ISBN 13: 9780262131322

Publisher: MIT Press, 1977

Synopsis

180p cloth, dustjacket (worn), clean pages, from a Cambridge college library

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Review

"In this book, Paula Menyuk, one of the leading researchers and authors in language acquisition, has set a goal of examining and assessing our state of knowledge concerning language development over the life span. As a means of accomplishing this highly provocative and challenging task in a single brief volume, Menyuk has divided the life span into major periods of development based on apparent changes taking place in language behavior of children and adults.... For each period of language development, the author poses critical questions that she attempts to answer by means of the current theoretical and research literature. The author draws broadly on biological, cognitive, sociocultural, and behavioral data and guides the reader in consideration of possible future research."--"ASHA Journal"

"Paula Menyuk has had a long and distinguished career as a researcher on child language development.... In this, her latest book on the subject, her intention is to make the results of the psycholinguistic research on child language available to an audience of students preparing themselves to be psychologists, educators, and therapists. There is no doubt about the need for a good summary and critique of the work and Menyuk's book generally fills the bill."--"Journal of Nervous and Mental Diseases"

"Menyuk presents more data about older children than are typically found in comprehensive reviews, and offers an interesting discussion on linguistic competence and individual differences in adults."--"Contemporary Psychology"

Edition details

• Publisher: MIT Press
• Publication date: 1977
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0262131323
• ISBN 13: 9780262131322
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 190