202 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
202 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
Language in Children provides a concise basic introduction for students studying child language acquisition for the first time. Starting from the first sounds infants produce, this book describes the stages young children go through in acquiring a language. It illustrates developmental stages from the recognition of sounds and words to the ability to hold a conversation, and features real-life... Read more
Preface 1. Where do children learn a first language? 2. Recognizing and prodcing words 3. Mapping meanings to words 4. Using language 5. Early constructions 6. More elaborate constructions 7. Carrying on a conversation 8. Perspectives, viewpoints, and voices 9. More than one language at a time10. Process in acquisition General resources and further reading Index
Biography
Eve V. Clark is Professor of Linguistics and Symbolic Systems (Emerita) at Stanford University, USA.
