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The Handbook of Child Language (Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics) - Hardcover

 
9780631184058: The Handbook of Child Language (Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics)

Synopsis

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, grammar, and lexical development. Connectionism and government–binding theory, as applied to language development, are fully represented. The relevance of input, cognition, and social factors to language development is explored. Chapters on methodology, particularly using computer databases, are provided for both normal and nonnormal acquisition.

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Review

"It has something to offer both the child language specialist, who can follow up specific themes through the extensive bibliography, and the general linguist, whom it provides a state of the art survey." Margaret Deuchar, University of Wales

"I consider this to be a useful book ... It has something to offer both the child language specialist, who can follow up specific themes through the extensive bibliography, and the general linguist, to whom it provides with a state of the art survey."Marja Etelamaki, Journal of Linguistics

Synopsis

This volume, containing 25 papers on normal and non-normal language development, is an up-to-date complete sourcebook on child language development. All aspects of child's language development are addressed, including phonetics, phonology, grammar and lexical development. Connectionism and government-binding theory, as applied to development, are fully represented. The relevance of input, cognition and social factors to language development is explored. Chapters on methodology, particularly using computer databases, are provided for both normal and non-normal acquisition. Each topic is handled by a leading scholar.

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