Authors: Lloyd M. Hulit, Merle R. Howard, Kathleen R. Fahey
ISBN-13: 9780205627523, ISBN-10: 0205627528
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon, Inc.
Date Published: February 2010
Edition: 5th Edition
In a new fifth edition that offers exciting expansions and updates, Born To Talk continues to provide college students of all levels with a contemporary and comprehensive view of speech and language development in a reader-friendly and interactive manner. Structured to reflect the actual development of language in a child, this engaging text introduces readers to research-based information on the nature of human communication, theories of language and cognitive development, the anatomy and physiology of speech, milestones of language and literacy, cultural and linguistic diversity in language acquisition, and speech and language disorders.
The new revised fifth edition of Born To Talk includes up-to-date research on the impact of parent-child interactions, language samples from one child across the first three years, and emergent literacy in preschool. The revision also expands on the acquisition of the sound system and brings an integrated perspective of childhood language disorders through case examples.
"I was thrilled to find Born to Talk to use as a text for my undergraduate language acquisition course and as a supplement for my graduate early literacy course. The book is challenging for students, but as scholarly as it is, it is also interesting and makes the study of language acquisition come alive for the students." Margaret Coxwell, Minot State University
Ch. 1 | A connection of brains | 1 |
Ch. 2 | Language acquisition : a theoretical journey | 16 |
Ch. 3 | Cognitive development : building a foundation for language | 55 |
Ch. 4 | In the beginning : communication development from birth to two years | 109 |
Ch. 5 | The saga continues : language development through the preschool years | 165 |
Ch. 6 | Taking language to school and into adulthood | 226 |
Ch. 7 | The building blocks of speech | 307 |
Ch. 8 | Language diversity : regional, social/cultural, and gender differences | 334 |
Ch. 9 | One tongue - two or more languages | 376 |
Ch. 10 | Speech and language disorders | 404 |
App | The anatomical and physiological bases of speech, language, and hearing | 431 |