Language acquisition books

This series promotes specialist language studies, both in the fields of linguistic theory and applied linguistics,...  Read More >>

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This unique contribution to the ongoing discussion of language acquisition considers the Argument from the Poverty...  Read More >>

Grounded in state-of-the-art research, this book explores how English language learners develop both the oral language...  Read More >>

Emphasizes the emergence of linguistic development through children's and learners' interactions with their environment...  Read More >>

Gestures are prevalent in communication and tightly linked to language and speech. As such they can shed important...  Read More >>

Offers a sample of advances in the study of first language acquisition, bilingualism, second language acquisition,...  Read More >>

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Updated with the latest research, this second edition of the bestselling textbook fully prepares SLPs and educators...  Read More >>

Dynamic Assessment (DA) re conceptualizes classroom interactions by arguing that teaching and assessment should...  Read More >>

Can aural training in music enhance your sound-discrimination abilities for languages? This study sets off to answer...  Read More >>

Dr. Arwood outlines a revolutionary four-tiered model of how learners acquire language, and suggests ways to impose...  Read More >>

Statistical Learning and Language Acquisition  Read More >>

Tracks the developmental changes in writing across the schools curriculum, enhancing a key area of research in applied...  Read More >>

Examines the widespread interest in technology-enhanced learning environments and how they are being used to promote...  Read More >>

Offers a discussion of business English vocabulary, a psycholinguistic discussion of what aspects of linguistic...  Read More >>

Designed for students of applied linguistics and second language acquisition on research training courses, practising...  Read More >>

Includes three sequenced studies that define interaction in paired oral assessment through the verbal protocols...  Read More >>

Offers students and researchers interested in language acquisition with comprehensible information on the most frequently...  Read More >>

Designed for students of applied linguistics and second language acquisition on research training courses, practising...  Read More >>

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Provides a critical analysis of the materials used for learning English around the world, considering both the teachers'...  Read More >>

Offers an analysis of student literacy in an academic setting, and how this has changed due to political, economic...  Read More >>

Technology-mediated communication cannot help but inform our literacies. This book is a reconceptualization of the...  Read More >>

The Making of Language presents an alternative to the prevalent view of language as the product of human genetics....  Read More >>