The Handbook of child language
By: edited by Paul Fletcher and Brian MacWhinney.
Contributors: Fletcher, Paul, 1943-; MacWhinney, Brian.
Series: Blackwell reference
Publisher: Blackwell
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Oxford, UK; Cambridge, Mass., USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 786
Subjects: Language acquisition.; Language disorders in children.
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [691]-778) and index.