Individual Differences in Language Development

Individual Differences in Language Development
ISBN-10
0803948794
ISBN-13
9780803948792
Category
Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / General
Pages
148
Language
English
Published
1995
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Author
Cecilia M. Shore

Description

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 defined and also examines social and cognitive influences that may explain individual differences. In conclusion, she discusses new language theories

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