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The Language of Children : introduces the key theories of language acquisition and provides a historical overview of the subject looks at the ways children learn to communicate, from writing and talking to playing and using computers includes a wide variety of real texts and data, from records of children's first words to children's hand-written stories and emails explores the language of children from a range of backgrounds and abilities, including deaf and bilingual children.

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9780415286206

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We have here the welcome opportunity to practice textual analysis of the language produced by children from a variety of backgrounds. The book is user-friendly, and as an introductory text it will encourage undergraduate students, professional workers and parents to observe and think afresh about children's language development and the significance of the varying social contexts in which language is used and learned.. <br>-Michelle Aldridge, University of Wales, Cardiff <br>

We have here the welcome opportunity to practice textual analysis of the language produced by children from a variety of backgrounds. The book is user-friendly, and as an introductory text it will encourage undergraduate students, professional workers and parents to observe and think afresh about children's language development and the significance of the varying social contexts in which language is used and learned.. -Michelle Aldridge, University of Wales, Cardiff

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