Language Development by Dan Taylor

Language Development

'The Development of Language' (6th Ed.) Edited by Jean Berko Gleason, Pearson Education, 2005

1. Overview

Course

Biological Bases

Structure

Study

2. Infants

Pre-Speech

3. Phonology

English

Infant Speech Perception

Production

Cognitive Approaches

Learning to Pronounce

Morphophonological Acquisition

Parental Role

4. Semantics

Relationship

Theory

Early Words

Adult Speech

Later Development

Metalinguistic Development

5. Preschoolers

Morphology

Syntax

Later Developments

Beyond Preschool

6. Preschool

Communicative Competence

Social Context

7. Theoretical Approaches

Distinguishing Features

Behavioural

Linguistic

Interactionist

8. Individual Differences

Research History

Early Words

Speech Stream

Early Sentences

Stability

Sources

Context

Implications

9. Atypical Development

Hearing Impairment

Mental Retardation (sic)

ASD

PDD

Specific Language Impairment

10. School Years

Social Interaction

Metalinguistic Development

Literacy at Home

Reading

Writing

Bilingualism

11. Adults

Social Groups

Work

L2 Acquisition

Adult Registers

Advanced Age

Brain Damage