Individual differences in language development /
Do all children learn language in the same way? Is the apparent `fast' versus `slow' learning rate among children a reflection of the individual child's approach to language acquisition? This volume explores the importance that individual differences have in language acquisition and c...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Thousand Oaks, California :
Sage Publications,
1995
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| Series: | Sage series on individual differences and development ;
v. 7. |
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | Do all children learn language in the same way? Is the apparent `fast' versus `slow' learning rate among children a reflection of the individual child's approach to language acquisition? This volume explores the importance that individual differences have in language acquisition and challenges some widely held theories of linguistic development. Focusing on one- to three-year-old children, Cecilia Shore describes characteristic differences in terms of vocabulary, grammatical and phonological development. She considers whether distinctive 'styles' of language development can be def. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (161 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9781452255323 1452255326 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
