Language development
By: Patricia Brooks, Vera Kempe
Contributors: Kempe, Vera
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Hoboken, New Jersey
Language: eng
Number of pages: 383
ISBN-13: 9781444331462
Subjects: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General; Language acquisition
Description: "An accessible introduction to language development aimed at a wide audience of students from different disciplines such as psychology, behavioural science, linguistics, cognitive science, and speech pathology. It requires only minimal knowledge of psychology, and is intended for undergraduates from the second year of studies onwards. The wide accessibility to undergraduates is achieved by avoiding technical terminology when possible and explaining all crucial concepts in the text. From the first moment of life, language development occurs in the context of social activities. This book emphasises how language development interacts with social and cognitive development, and shows how these abilities work together to turn children into sophisticated language users--a process that continues well beyond the early years.  Covering the breadth of contemporary research on language development, Brooks and Kempe illustrate the methodological variety and multi-disciplinary character of the field, presenting recent findings with reference to major theoretical discussions. Through their clear and accessible style, readers are given an authentic flavour of the complexities of language development research.With such research advancing at a rapid pace, Language Development uncovers new insights into a variety of areas such as the neurophysiological underpinnings of language, the language processing capabilities of newborns, and the role of genes in regulating this amazing human ability. "--

"In this book, we will try to understand what language development entails and what lies behind this extraordinary human achievement"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: 1: What Happens Before Infants Speak Their First Word? 2: How Do Children Learn Their First Words? 3: How Do Children Learn to Use Words? 4: How Do People Communicate with Children and Why Does it Matter? 5: How Do Children Learn Language from Social Interaction? 6: Are Language Learning Mechanisms Specific to Language? 7: How Does Language Development Expand the Mind? 8: Why Do Children Develop Differently? 9: How Does Language Develop Throughout Life? 10: How Does Language Learning Shape the Brain? 11: What Causes Language Impairments? 12: Where Does Language Come from?.