The onset of language /
This fascinating book outlines an approach to the development of expressive and communicative behaviour from early infancy to the onset of single word utterances. It offers exciting, new insights into the precursors of speech and will be of interest to researchers and students of psychology, linguis...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English Japanese |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2003.
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| Series: | Cambridge studies in cognitive perceptual development.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- The development of the ability to take turns
- Cooing in three-month-old infants
- The development of vocal imitation
- How infant-directed speech influences infant vocal development
- From laughter to babbling
- Earliest language development in sign language
- From babbling to speaking
- Summary and conclusion.
