TY - BOOK AU - Gleason,Jean Berko AU - Ratner,Nan Bernstein TI - The development of language SN - 9781635504262 U1 - 401.93 GLE R 23 PY - 2024/// CY - San Diego, CA PB - Plural Publishing, Inc. KW - Language acquisition KW - Psycholinguistics KW - Sociolinguistics KW - Essays KW - lcgft N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 394-426) and index; ch 1. The development of language : an overview and a preview / Jean Berko Gleason ; Brenda Caldwell Phillips -- ch 2. Communication development in infancy / Rochelle S. Newman ; Katie Von Holzen -- ch 3. Phonological development : learning sounds and sound patterns / Carol Stoel-Gammon ; Shelley Velleman ; Lise Menn -- ch 4. Semantic development : learning the meanings of words / Paola Ucceli ; Meredith L. Rowe -- ch 5. Putting words together : comprehension and production of morphology and syntax in the preschool years / Andrea Zukowski ; Nan Bernstein Ratner -- ch 6. Language in social contexts : development of communicative competence / Judith Becker Bryant -- ch 7. Theoretical approaches to language acquisition / Karina Hamamouche ; John N. Bohannon III -- ch 8. Variation in language development : implications for research and theory / Beverly A. Goldfield ; Catherine E. Snow ; Ingrid A. Willenberg -- ch 9. Atypical language development / Nan Bernstein Ratner ; Catherine Torrington Eaton -- ch 10. Language and literacy in the school years / Gigliana Melzi ; Adina R. Schick -- ch 11. Bilingual language development / Jing Zhao ; L. Quentin Dixon N2 - "Our book presents language development in an unbiased way; it includes all the major theoretical approaches and evidence that supports each. In addition, we show the real-world applications and relevance of findings in typical language development for children who experience difficulty in learning some aspects of language and communication"-- ER -