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The seventh edition of this textbook on language development is aimed at teachers, students, therapists and speech-language pathologist who need to understand how children learn to communicate from the early years through adolescence. Owens has expanded this version with new discussions on individual developmental differences, cultural differences, emergentism and Theory of Mind while retaining the fundamentals of the components of language, neurological bases of speech, cognitive and perceptual development, social interactions and semantic development. A companion website features language samples, practice tests, learning objectives and further web resources. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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This best-selling book addresses language variations among children, new advances in linguistics and neurology, and the importance of literacy, as well the impact of these issues on our understanding of individual development. In addition, this clearly written and comprehensive book features sections on culturally and linguistically diverse children to reflect the realities of schools in the United States. Developed within a practical framework, Language Development: An Introduction examines every aspect of syntax, morphology, semantics, phonology, and pragmatics. New features to this edition include: A new chapter (Ch. 11) on School-Age Literacy Development. Updates to the chapter on Cognitive, Perceptual, and Motor Bases of Early Language and Speech (Ch. 4) that include the latest in brain imaging information to convey links between anatomy, physiology, cognition, and language, as well as the roles these links play in the development of language abnormalities. Updated Companion Website that now includes extensive audio examples of child language.
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