Pathways to Language From Fetus to Adolescent

Name: Pathways to Language From Fetus to Adolescent
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ISBN: 9780674008359

ISBN-10: 0674008359

ISBN-13: 9780674008359

Edition: 2001

Authors: Kyra Karmiloff, Annette Karmiloff-Smith

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Our journey to language begins before birth, as babies in the womb hear clearly enough to distinguish their mother's voice. Covering a wide span of experimental and theoretical approaches, this book introduces ways of looking at language development.

Book details

List price: $38.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 4/30/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 5.50" wide x 9.00" long x 0.65" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English

Until the recent birth of her baby, Kyra Karmiloff was a researcher at the Centre for Speech and Language at Cambridge University.



Preface



What Is Language Acquisition?



Experimental Paradigms for Studying Language Acquisition



Speech Perception in and out of the Womb



Learning about the Meaning of Words



Becoming a Grammatical Being



Beyond the Sentence



Atypical Language Development



Rethinking the Nature-Nurture Debate


Further Readings


Index