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The Handbook of Child Language, Paperback / softback Book

The Handbook of Child Language Paperback / softback

Edited by Paul (University of Reading) Fletcher, Brian (Carnegie Mellon University) MacWhinney

Part of the Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics series

Paperback / softback

Description

This volume, in its 25 definitive chapters on normal and nonnormal language development, represents the authoritative and up-to-date complete sourcebook on child language development.

All aspects of child language development are addressed, including phonetics, phonology, grammar, and lexical development.

Connectionism and government-binding theory, as applied to language development, are fully represented.

The relevance of input, cognition, and social factors to language development is explored.

Chapters on methodology, particularly using computer databases, are provided for both normal and nonnormal acquisition.

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