This book presents a general overview of our current knowledge of language development in children.
Early lexical acquisition: Rate, content, and the vocabulary spurt. ... Early object labels: The case for a developmental lexical principles framework. ... The structure of communication in early language development.
The "cue-based" approach to language acquisition presented here is a radical departure from formal models of language learning.
This is the fourth edition of The Development of Language, which is intended for anyone with an interest in how children acquire language and in how language develops over the life span.
An invaluable resource for students taking advance courses in language and cognitive development, also for practitioners who have an interest in language development of normal children and in children with developmental difficulties.