Each child is spoken to by genetic heritage and by the rich current set of interactional environments -- familial, local community, and broader cultural voices. Using past structures and paradigms of scholarship, scholars seek to understand what the child achieves in language and how. The tools available for this research are not static but evolve jointly through the sharing of information, and with each "brief moment in time" in efforts to look at children's languages "just as they are."

Containing a wide range of contributions from developmental approaches to phonological ability, the lexicon, the grammar as well as conversation and sign language, this text details the interrelated research and theorizing discussed at a recent Budapest conference. The meeting of the International Association for the Study of Child Languages was particularly rich in the diversity of scholars present, which is highly appropriate because such diversity is integral to an informed study of children's language.

Reviews

"The entire volume is a pleasure to read. It is also very informative as suggested by the appended 600 name and over 500 subject indices."
-The Phonetician

"The editors, Nelson and Reger, have done an excellent job of selecting and editing the papers. The volume is well-presented....Scholars and postgraduate students interested in child language should find selected readings from this volume extremely useful."
-British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Book Information
ISBN 9780805813678
Author Keith E. Nelson
Format Hardback
Page Count 290
Imprint Psychology Press
Publisher Taylor & Francis Inc
Weight(grams) 657g