Nobuo Masataka

The Onset of Language

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This fascinating book offers exciting insights into the precursors of speech.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Oktober 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 484g
• ISBN-13: 9780521049573
• ISBN-10: 0521049571
• Artikelnr.: 23328242

Autorenporträt

Nobuo Masataka is Associate Professor at the Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Japan. He has published numerous articles in journals such as Developmental Psychology and Journal of Child Language.

Inhaltsangabe

List of figures
List of tables
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction
2. The development of the ability to take turns
3. Cooing in three-month-old infants
4. The development of vocal imitation
5. How infant-directed speech influences infant vocal development
6. From laughter to babbling
7. Earliest language development in sign language
8. From babbling to speaking
9. Summary and conclusion
References
Index.