Children Learning Language
Practical Introduction to Communication Development
Published on 1. February 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-1-56593-856-4 (ISBN)
Description
Lively and current, CHILDREN LEARNING LANGUAGE is a practical inviting choice for courses in communication development, children's language, and educational methods.
Known for its pragmatic focus on sound theoretical basis, this text-now in its third edition-offers thorough coverage of language cognition, the learning environment, and its applications to other educational curriculum.
Known for its pragmatic focus on sound theoretical basis, this text-now in its third edition-offers thorough coverage of language cognition, the learning environment, and its applications to other educational curriculum.
Reviews / Votes
The Child's Garden of Eloquence. The Child and the Environment. Child Speech as a Biological Process. The Language-Learning Environment. Preverbal communication. The Language System: What is Being Learned. Development of the Sound System. Development of Meaning. Development of Syntax. Development of Pragmatics. Language in the Larger World. Language and Cognition. How Children Learn to Communicate. Language Diversity Teaching Communication to Children. When Language Development Goes Awry. Children's Speech and Literacy Index.More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Albany
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 223 mm
Width: 147 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
332 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-56593-856-4 (9781565938564)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Robert Hopper | Rita C. Naremore
Children Learning Language
A Practical Introduction to Communication Development
Book
01/1990
3rd Edition
Longman
€64.64
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Persons
Professor, Dept of Speech and Hearing Sciences, Indiana University
Content
The Child''s Garden of Eloquence. The Child and the Environment. Child Speech as a Biological Process. The Language-Learning Environment. Preverbal communication. The Language System: What is Being Learned. Development of the Sound System. Development of Meaning. Development of Syntax. Development of Pragmatics. Language in the Larger World. Language and Cognition. How Children Learn to Communicate. Language Diversity Teaching Communication to Children. When Language Development Goes Awry. Children''s Speech and Literacy Index.