Child Language
A Resource Book for Students
Series: Routledge English Language Introductions
List Price: $30.95
Add to Cart- ISBN: 978-0-415-28103-4
- Binding: Paperback (also available in Hardback)
- Published by: Routledge
- Publication Date: 12/13/2005
- Pages: 384
- Trim Size: 246X174
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About the Book
Child Language:
- provides a comprehensive overview of language acquisition in children
- introduces students to key theories and concerns such as innateness, the role of input and the relation of language to other cognitive functions
- teaches students the skills needed to analyze children’s language
- includes sections on the bilingual child and atypical language development
- provides classic readings by key names in the field, such as Brian MacWhinney, Richard Cromer, Jean Aitchison, and Eve Clark.


