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Language development / Erika Hoff

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Unites States of America : Wadsworth, Cengage Learning, c2014Edition: Fifth EditionDescription: xvii, 459 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781133958352
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • P 118 .H64 2014
Contents:
Chapter1. Introduction to the study of language development -- Chapter2. Biological bases of language development -- Chapter3. Foundations of language development in domain-general skills and communicative experience -- Chapter4. Phonological development : Learning the sounds of language -- Chapter5. Lexical development: Learning words -- Chapter6. The development of syntax and morphology: Learning the structure of language -- Chapter7. Communicative development: learning to use language -- Chapter8. Language, culture and cognition in development. Chapter9. Childhood bilingualism -- Chapter10. Language in the school year -- Chapter11. Language development in special population .
Summary: Erika Hoff's LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT, 5E, International Edition communicates both the content and the excitement of this quickly evolving field. By presenting a balanced treatment that examines all sides of the issues, Hoff helps readers understand different theoretical points of view- and the research processes that have lead theorists to their findings. After an overview and history of the field, Hoff thoroughly covers the biological bases of language development and the core topics of phonological, lexical, and syntactic development. She also provides in-depth discussions of the communicative
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chapter1. Introduction to the study of language development -- Chapter2. Biological bases of language development -- Chapter3. Foundations of language development in domain-general skills and communicative experience -- Chapter4. Phonological development : Learning the sounds of language -- Chapter5. Lexical development: Learning words -- Chapter6. The development of syntax and morphology: Learning the structure of language -- Chapter7. Communicative development: learning to use language -- Chapter8. Language, culture and cognition in development. Chapter9. Childhood bilingualism -- Chapter10. Language in the school year -- Chapter11. Language development in special population .

Erika Hoff's LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT, 5E, International Edition communicates both the content and the excitement of this quickly evolving field. By presenting a balanced treatment that examines all sides of the issues, Hoff helps readers understand different theoretical points of view- and the research processes that have lead theorists to their findings. After an overview and history of the field, Hoff thoroughly covers the biological bases of language development and the core topics of phonological, lexical, and syntactic development. She also provides in-depth discussions of the communicative

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