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The Handbook of Child Language
Fletcher
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Description for The Handbook of Child Language
Paperback. 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. Editor(s): Fletcher, Paul; MacWhinney, Brian. Series: Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics. Num Pages: 800 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 172 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1420.
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.
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.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
800
Condition
New
Series
Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics
Number of Pages
800
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780631203124
SKU
V9780631203124
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99-50
About Fletcher
Paul Fletcher is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Reading. Brian MacWhinney is Professor of Psychology at Carnegie Mellon University.
Reviews for The Handbook of Child Language
"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 ... Read more