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 Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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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
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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

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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).

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