Understanding Children with Language Problems (Cambridge Approaches to Linguistics) - Hardcover

Chiat, Shula

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521573866 ISBN 13: 9780521573863

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2000

Synopsis

Introduction to the study of children's language difficulties, drawing widely on real-life examples.

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Review

'This is a delightful and an important book. The mixture of real life examples and linguistically sophisticated analyses is just right. Chiat focuses especially intently on phonological problems and word learning problems and the cascading effects these can have on other aspects of language development. Throughout, we never lose sight of individual children with their own individual problems.' Michael Tomasello, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology

'A clear and accessible description of children's language problems and the complications they pose. Its many examples of the communicative struggles faced by these children will serve as a helpful reminder of why our task of solving the mysteries of language disorders is so important.' Laurence B. Leonard, Purdue University

'This is simply a great book. Buy it, read it and keep it on your shelf for dipping into.' AFASIC News

Book Description

Some children can hear and can speak, yet have trouble understanding or producing utterances. Shula Chiat explores the stumbling blocks which lie behind their struggle. She focuses on individual children, the extensive examples which illustrate their difficulties, and the step-by-step search for the source of those difficulties.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521573866
• ISBN 13: 9780521573863
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 298