This volume includes the research activity of European and North American linguists, psychologists, and speech scientists who study the processes of children's normal acquisition of language. These chapters present the perspectives of the various disciplines represented by researchers. The findings of these researchers lead to more precise treatments of language development, speech perception, diachronic language change, or speech disorders. Each section of the book begins with an introduction by one of the editors that summarizes theory-making methods and directions of research, and implications for related fields. A Historical Introduction by Miriam Balmuth provides a clear yet in-depth survey of a complex subject.
All materials are available to faculty members for course adoption consideration.
To obtain your examination copy, please write on your departmental letterhead including the name and number of the course, when it will next be offered, probable enrollment, text currently in use, and whether you are considering the requested title as a required or supplementary text. Your library relies on your recommendations. Please pass along your suggestions for library acquisitions. Institutions and libraries must send a signed purchase order or give the purchase order number over the telephone. Shipping and handling charges will be added to the invoice.