Clark, Eve V.
First Language Acquisition
- ISBN 13:
- 9781009294522
- author:
- Clark, Eve V.
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2024
- Pages:
- 690
- Dimensions:
- 22.6 x 17 x 4.1 centimetres (1.2
- Genre:
- Arts & Photography, Language Arts, Linguistics,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
This fourth edition textbook provides a comprehensive account of first language acquisition in young children. It draws on research from leaders in the field to document how infants and toddlers acquire language through conversational interactions with adult speakers.
The book chronicles the progression of children's language skills, from attending to adult faces and gestures, to their first attempts at communication and eventually mastering phonetics, lexicon, grammar, and sentence structure. It also explores how children acquire discourse and conversational skills, including building common ground with adults and other children.
This updated edition includes new sections on individual differences in language development, collaboration with adults in constructing utterances, and qualifying beliefs, providing a detailed understanding of the complex processes involved in first language acquisition.
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