{"product_id":"understanding-child-language-acquisition-paperback","title":"Understanding Child Language Acquisition - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCaroline Rowland\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaking an accessible and cross-linguistic approach, \u003cem\u003eUnderstanding Child Language Acquisition\u003c\/em\u003e introduces readers to the most important research on child language acquisition over the last fifty years, as well as to some of the most influential theories in the field. Rather than just describing what children can do at different ages Rowland explains why these research findings are important and what they tell us about how children acquire language. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey features include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCross-linguistic analysis of how language acquisition differs between languages \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA chapter on how multilingual children acquire several languages at once \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExercises to test comprehension\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChapters organised around key questions that summarise the critical issues posed by researchers in the field, with summaries at the end \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFurther reading suggestions to broaden understanding of the subject \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith its particular focus on outlining key similarities and differences across languages and what this cross-linguistic variation means for our ideas about language acquisition, \u003cem\u003eUnderstanding Child Language Acquisition\u003c\/em\u003e forms a comprehensive introduction to the subject for students of linguistics, psychology and speech and language therapy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStudents and instructors will benefit from the comprehensive companion website that includes a students' section featuring interactive comprehension exercises, extension activities, chapter recaps and answers to the exercises within the book. Material for instructors includes sample essay questions, answers to the extension activities for students and a Powerpoint including all the figures from the book. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewww.routledge.com\/cw\/rowland \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCaroline Rowland\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Developmental Psychology at the University of Liverpool. Her research focuses on how children acquire language, with a particular interest in grammar and in assessing how the child's environment promotes and shapes language growth. She is a series editor for the Trends in Language Acquisition (TiLAR) book series and an associate editor for the \u003cem\u003eJournal of Child Language\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 16, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47326994956537,"sku":"9781444152654","price":108.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/REtmdExsa0VvZ2RPcTlpVldtdkdTdz09.webp?v=1769573574","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/understanding-child-language-acquisition-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}