TALKING TO CHILDREN : Language Input & Acquisition

Snow, Catherine E. (editor); Ferguson, Charles A. (editor)

ISBN 10: 0521213185 / ISBN 13: 9780521213189

Published by Cambridge, 1977

About this Item

369pp. Hardback, DJ has light rubbing along edges and tiny chips and tears, owner name on front end page, Includes: Maternal speech styles, Baby talk, registers and cross cultural perspectives, a collection of research papers,

Seller Inventory # w140817598

Bibliographic Details

• Title: TALKING TO CHILDREN : Language Input & Acquisition
• Publisher: Cambridge
• Publication Date: 1977
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521213185
• ISBN 13: 9780521213189
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Condition: Good +
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good+
• Seller catalogs:
  • Social Sciences
  • Education
  • Psychology
  • Linguistics

About this title

Synopsis

First published in 1977, this book draws together various contributions on the area of speech used by parents with their children. Numerous perspectives on the topic include the comparison of baby talk with other simplified registers by linguists, the analysis of cross-cultural differences in mother and child interaction by anthropologists, and the relation of language development to differences in styles of childcare and the child's social environment in general by psychologists. The text had its origins in a conference sponsored by the Sociolinguistics Committee of the Social Science Research Council. It will be of value to anyone with an interest in language acquisition and development.

Book Description

This 1977 book draws together various contributions on the area of speech used by parents with their children. The text had its origins in a conference sponsored by the Sociolinguistics Committee of the Social Science Research Council. It will be of value to anyone with an interest in language acquisition and development.