The present thesis concerns communicative and language skills in Swedish children and
the instruments designed to measure those skills. The primary focus of the paper is on …

This volume has reviewed the communicative achievements of children passing through the
first half of the second year of life. The range of research topics and their microanalytic detail …

EVE CLARK, a leading scholar in the field of language acquisition, argues that" one
ingredient that is all too often omitted in the discussion of language acquisition is …

Communication can generally be defined as an exchange of messages between the sender
and recipients. When analyzing the characteristics of communication, the classification into …

By the age of four, the average child has already learned the basic rules of his language and
is effectively using language as an interpersonal tool (Owens, 1986). Language …

The word infant is derived from the Latin word infans, which means literally “unable to
speak”. Consequently, the acquisition of speech is often regarded as marking the end of …

• Summary Language Development• The role of the child's communication partner is
crucial.• Development is rarely linear across the five aspects of language.• All aspects of …

The article examines normal language and communication development to provide insights
into what parents of hearing impaired children can expect from and do for their children …

Virginia Volterra and Carol Erting have made an important contribu tion to knowledge with
this selection of studies on language acquisi tion. Collections of studies clustered more or …