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Development of Language, The 6/e

Jean Berko Gleason

Published July 2004 by Allyn & Bacon
Copyright 2005, 528 pp., Cloth
ISBN: 0-205-39414-0
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$85.20

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Summary

The sixth edition of The Development of Language, written and contributed by leading researchers, covers language acquisition and development from infancy through adulthood. This authoritative text is ideal for courses that take a developmental approach to language acquisition across the life span.

Highlights of the Sixth Edition:

  • Expanded chapter on atypical language development (Chapter 9) contains new information about cochlear implants, current research on the autism spectrum disorders, new therapeutic approaches to atypical language, and recent claims regarding the etiology of atypicality.
  • Includes contemporary topics, such as adopted foreign children's language acquisition and genetic basis for language, that encourage topical discussions.
  • Updated with new material on the brain and advances in the treatment of language disorders ensuring student awareness of current discoveries.
  • New information on using computers and the Internet in research on language development. Expanded information on the use of the Child Language Data Exchange System, which is now Web-based.

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Features

  • Especially well-suited for courses that take a developmental approach.
  • Includes a glossary and an instructor's manual with excellent exam questions and chapter outlining that can be used as lecture notes.
  • Provides a balanced, solid perspective on the major issues in language development.
  • Examines syntax, morphology, semantics, phonology, and pragmatics.
  • In-chapter exercises, chapter summaries, key terms list, and suggested readings all help students understand and enjoy the material presented.


Table of Contents



1. Studying Language Development.

Jean Berko Gleason, Department of Psychology, Boston University.



2. Communication Development in Infancy.

Jacqueline Sachs, Department of Psychology, University of Connecticut.



3. Phonological Development.

Carol Stoel-Gammon, Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, University of Washington.

Lise Menn, Department of Linguistics, University of Colorado, Boulder.



4. Semantic Development.

Barbara Alexander Pan, Harvard Graduate School of Education.



5. Morphology and Syntax in the Preschool Years.

Helen Tager-Flusberg, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Boston University School of Medicine.



6. Language in Social Contexts: The Development of Communicative Competence.

Judith Becker Bryant, Department of Psychology, University of South Florida.



7. Theoretical Approaches to Language Development.

John Neil Bohannon, Department of Psychology, Butler University.

Professor John D. Bonvillian, Department of Psychology, University of Virginia.



8. Individual Differences in Language Development.

Beverly A. Goldfield, Rhode Island College.

Catherine E. Snow, Harvard Graduate School of Education.



9. Atypical Language Development.

Nan Bernstein Ratner, Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences, University of Maryland at College Park.



10. Language Development in the School Years.

Richard Ely, Department of Psychology, Boston University.



11. Language in Adulthood.

Loraine K. Obler, Graduate School of the City University of New York.




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