The Language of Early Childhood (The collected works of M.A.K. Halliday, Vol.4) - Hardcover

Halliday, M.A.K.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 082645870X ISBN 13: 9780826458704

Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd., 2004

Synopsis

The Language of Early Childhood is the fourth volume in the collected works of Professor M.A.K. Halliday. Eighteen papers looking at the development of early childhood language are presented over three sections: infancy and protolanguage; transition from childhood tongue to mother tongue; early language and learning. The sociolinguistic account of the early development of the mother tongue presented in Professor Halliday's works is based on his intensive study of the language of one particular child, Nigel, for the period from nine to eighteen months. The complete 'Nigel Transcripts' will also be included on CD with this volume.

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About the Authors

M.A.K. Halliday was Emeritus Professor of Linguistics at the University of Sydney.

Professor Jonathan J. Webster is Head of the Department of Chinese, Translation and Linguistics at the City University of Hong Kong. He is also the Managing Editor of the International Linguistics Association’s journal WORD, and the editor of the forthcoming Journal of World Languages (2014).

Edition details

• Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 082645870X
• ISBN 13: 9780826458704
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 430
• Editor: Webster Jonathan J.