The language of early childhood
By: M.A.K. Halliday ; edited by Jonathan Webster.
Contributors: Webster, Jonathan, 1955-
Series: Collected works of M.A.K. Halliday
Publisher: Continuum
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 415
Subjects: Language acquisition
Description: For nearly half a century, Professor M. A. K. Halliday has been enriching the discipline of linguistics with his keen insights into the social semiotic phenomenon we call language. This ten-volume series presents the seminal works of Professor Halliday. This fourth volume contains sixteen papers that look at the development of early childhood language. They are presented in three parts: infancy and protolanguage; the transition from child tongue to mother tongue; and early language and learning. The sociolinguistic account of the early development of the mother tongue presented by Professor Halliday is based on his intensive study of the language of one particular child, Nigel, for the period from nine- to eighteen months.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.