The remarkable way in which young children acquire language has long fascinated linguists
and developmental psychologists alike. Language is a skill that we have essentially …

From the first moment of life, language development occurs in the context of social activities.
This book emphasises how language development interacts with social and cognitive …

There are between 4,000 and 6,000 languages remaining in the world and the
characteristics of these languages vary widely. How could an infant born today master any …

NOW PUBLISHED BY PLURAL! This classic text now in its tenth edition and now available
from Plural Publishing, The Development of Language continues its focus on language …

It is both a privilege and a pleasure to have edited this book, the third volume in the Trends
in Language Acquisition Research (TiLAR) series of the International Association for the …

Taking an accessible and cross-linguistic approach, Understanding Child Language
Acquisition introduces readers to the most important research on child language acquisition …

This volume introduces the field of child language development studies, and presents
hypotheses in an accessible, largely non-technical language, aiming to demonstrate the …

Our journey to language begins before birth, as babies in the womb hear clearly enough to
distinguish their mother's voice. Canvassing a broad span of experimental and theoretical …

This book presents a general overview of our current knowledge of language development
in children. All the principal strands of language development are covered, including …

Few changes in the development of individuals are as remarkable as the emergence of
language. It is not surprising, then, that the earliest stages of language acquisition–the …