The Blackwell Handbook of Language Development provides a comprehensive treatment of the major topics and current concerns in the field; exploring the progress of 21st century research, its precursors, and promising research topics for the future. INDICE: List of Contributors.Preface.1. On the Development of the Field ofLanguage Development: Marilyn Shatz (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor).Part I: Basic Foundations and Theoretical Approaches to Language Development:.Introduction.2. The Neurodevelopmental Bases of Language: Valerie L. Shafer (City University of New York) and Karen Garrido-Nag (City University of New York).3. Formal and Computational Constraints on Language Development: Helen Goodluck (University of York).4. Domain-General Learning Capacities: Jenny R. Saffran (University of Wisconsin-Madison) and Erik D. Thiessen (Carnegie Mellon University).5. How Inherently Social is Language?: Dare Baldwin (University of Oregon,Eugene) and Meredith Meyer (University of Oregon, Eugene).6. Input and the Acquisition of Language: Three Questions: Virginia C. Mueller Gathercole (University of Wales, Bangor) and Erika Hoff (Florida Atlantic University).7. The Emergence of Language: A Dynamical Systems Account: Julia L. Evans (San Diego State University).Part II: Language Development in Infancy:.Introduction.8. Experiential Influences on Speech Perception and Speech Production in Infancy: Linda Polka (McGill University, Montreal), Susan Rvachew (McGill University, Montreal), and Karen Mattock (McGill University, Montreal).9. Acquiring Linguistic Structure: LouAnn Gerken (University of Arizona, Tucson).10. Cognitive Processes in Early Word Learning: Diane Poulin-Dubois (Concordia University, Montreal) and Susan A. Graham (University of Calgary).11. Syntactic Supports for Word Learning: Letitia R. Naigles (University of Connecticut, Storrs) and Lauren D.Swensen (University of Connecticut, Storrs).Part III: Language Development inEarly Childhood:.Introduction.12. Phonological Development: Carol Stoel-Gammon (University of Washington, Seattle) and Anna Vogel Sosa (University of Washington, Seattle).13. Mechanisms of Word Learning: Gil Diesendruck (Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel).14. The Abstract Nature of Syntactic Representations: Consequences for a Theory of Learning: Jeffrey Lidz (University of Maryland, College Park).15. Conversational Understanding in Young Children: Michael Siegal (University of Trieste/University of Sheffield) and Luca Surian (University of Trieste).16. Bilingual First Language Acquisition: Fred Genesee (McGillUniversity, Montreal) and Elena Nicoladis (University of Alberta, Edmonton).Part IV: Language Development after Early Childhood:.Introduction.17. Developing Linguistic Knowledge and Language Use Across Adolescence: Ruth A. Berman (Tel Aviv University).18. Language and Literacy in Bilingual Children in the Early School Years: D. Kimbrough Oller (University of Memphis) and Linda Jarmulowicz (University of Memphis).19. Second Language Acquisition in Childhood: Johanne Paradis (University of Alberta, Edmonton).Part V: Atypical Language Development:.Introduction.20. Children with Specific Language Impairment: Bridging the Genetic and Developmental Perspectives: Mabel L. Rice (University of Kansas,Lawrence).21. Atypical Language Development: Autism and Other Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Helen Tager-Flusberg (Boston University).22. Reading and Reading Disorders: Heikki Lyytinen (University of Jyväskylä, Finland), Jane Erskine (Niilo Mäki Institute, Jyväskylä, Finland), Mikko Aro (Niilo Mäki Institute, Jyväskylä, Finland), and Ulla Richardson (University of Jyväskylä, Finland).Author Index.Subject Index
- ISBN: 978-1-4051-9459-4
- Editorial: Wiley-Blackwell
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