Talking to Children. Language Input and Acquisition.

Snow, Catherine and Charles Ferguson:

ISBN 10: 0521213185 / ISBN 13: 9780521213189

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1977

About this Item

x 369p large sturdy hardback, earth-brown cloth with amber jacket, very good condition, minimal wear, jacket sunned, light marks to top edge, binding firm, pages clean and bright like new, a very good copy Language: English Weight (g): 710.

Seller Inventory # 235271

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Talking to Children. Language Input and Acquisition.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 1977
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521213185
• ISBN 13: 9780521213189
• Binding: Hardback
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • 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.