{"product_id":"first-language-acquisition-hardback-9781009294492","title":"First Language Acquisition (Hardback) 9781009294492","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eFirst Language Acquisition\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNow in its fourth edition, this textbook has been extensively updated and provides a comprehensive account of first language acquisition.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEve V. Clark (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009294492, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 20 June 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e690 pages\u003cbr\u003e25 x 17.5 x 4.2 cm, 1.32 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'The writing style is clear and accessible, especially given the amount of information and scientific evidence provided in the text. Clark's textbook makes the topic accessible.' Richard Sprott, University of California Berkeley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eNow in its fourth edition, this textbook provides a chronological account of first language acquisition, showing how young children acquire language in their conversational interactions with adult speakers. It draws on diary records and experimental studies from leaders in the field to document different stages and different aspects of what children master. Successive chapters detail infants' and young children's progression from attending to adult faces, gaze, and hand motions, to their first attempts at communicating with gaze and gesture, then adding words and constructions. It comprehensively covers the acquisition of the core areas of language – phonetics and phonology, lexicon, grammar and sentence structure, and meaning – as well as how children acquire discourse and conversational skills. This edition includes new sections on how children build 'common ground' with adults and other children, individual differences in children's language development, how they collaborate with adults in constructing utterances, and how they qualify beliefs.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Acquiring language\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Getting Started: 2. In conversation with children\u003cbr\u003e 3. Starting on language: perception\u003cbr\u003e 4. Early words\u003cbr\u003e 5. Sounds in words: production\u003cbr\u003e 6. Words and meanings\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Constructions and Meanings: 7. First combinations, first constructions\u003cbr\u003e 8. Modulating word meanings\u003cbr\u003e 9. Adding complexity within clauses\u003cbr\u003e 10. Combining clauses: more complex constructions\u003cbr\u003e 11. Constructing words\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Using Language: 12. Honing conversational skills\u003cbr\u003e 13. Doing things with language\u003cbr\u003e 14. Two languages at a time\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Process in Acquisition: 15. Specialization for language\u003cbr\u003e 16. Acquisition: continuity and change.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Psycholinguistics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Psycholinguistics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Psycholinguistics%20%5BCFD%5D%22\"\u003eCFD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52413978444056,"sku":"9781009294492","price":77.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009294492i.jpg?v=1784333346","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/first-language-acquisition-hardback-9781009294492","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}