Research Methods in Child Language (Paperback)

Erika Hoff

ISBN 10: 1444331256 / ISBN 13: 9781444331257

Published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Hoboken, 2011

About this Item

Paperback. This is a comprehensive and accessible guide to the methods researchers use to study child language, written by experienced scholars in the study of language development. Presents a comprehensive survey of laboratory and naturalistic techniques used in the study of different domains of language, age ranges, and populations, and explains the questions addressed by each techniquePresents new research methods, such as the use of functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) to study the activity of the brainExpands on more traditional research methods such as collection, transcription, and coding of speech samples that have been transformed by new hardware and software The underlying knowledge and mechanisms that enable language acquisition are hidden inside the mind of the child, and researchers depend on an array of tools to better understand children s language skills and knowledge at different levels of development. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Research Methods in Child Language (Paperback)
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Hoboken
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1444331256
• ISBN 13: 9781444331257
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

This is a comprehensive and accessible guide to the methods researchers use to study child language, written by experienced scholars in the study of language development.

• Presents a comprehensive survey of laboratory and naturalistic techniques used in the study of different domains of language, age ranges, and populations, and explains the questions addressed by each technique
• Presents new research methods, such as the use of functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) to study the activity of the brain
• Expands on more traditional research methods such as collection, transcription, and coding of speech samples that have been transformed by new hardware and software

About the Author

Erika Hoff is Professor of Psychology at Florida Atlantic University. She is the author of Language Development, 4th Edition (2009), and co-editor of The Blackwell Handbook of Language Development (Wiley-Blackwell, 2007), and Childhood Bilingualism: Research on Infancy Through School Age (2006).