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Language Development - Softcover

LouAnn Gerken

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9781597562638: Language Development
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1597562637 ISBN 13: 9781597562638
Publisher: Plural Publishing, Inc., 2008

Synopsis

The English word infant is derived from the Latin word meaning unable to speak, reflecting the general sense that the transition from infancy into childhood is marked by the production of the childs first word. However, modern methods for measuring infant behavior and brain activity suggest that there is a great deal of language learning that goes on before first word production. The book, Language Development, by LouAnn Gerken, Ph.D. examines both classic and current studies that trace the development of human language from before birth to the early childhood years.

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About the Author

LouAnn Gerken received her Ph.D. in Psychology from Columbia University in 1987. She has held faculty appointments in Psychology, Linguistics, and Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, and she is currently the Director of Cognitive Science at the University of Arizona. Throughout her career, she has used a range of techniques to study language development in infants and children, and has directed her research at addressing both practical issues and classic questions about the nature of human language and its relation to the human mind.

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Publisher
Plural Publishing, Inc.
Publication date
2008
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1597562637
ISBN 13 
9781597562638
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
257
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