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Born to Talk : An Introduction to Speech and Language Development
ISBN: 9780205194117 | 0205194117
Edition: 2ndFormat: Hardcover
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon, Inc.
Pub. Date: 10/1/1996
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The primary focus of this book is language. Chapters one through six are devoted to language development. Whereas other books divide language development according to the various components of language, ours is a real time presentation of development, divided by stages.
| Preface | p. xi |
| A Connection of Brains | p. 1 |
| Separate but Related Processes | p. 3 |
| The Unique Characteristics of Human Speech | p. 6 |
| Speech: The Tale of Two Brains | p. 11 |
| Review Questions | p. 14 |
| References and Suggested Readings | p. 14 |
| Language Acquisition: A Theoretical Journey | p. 16 |
| Choosing Sides | p. 17 |
| The Behaviori... MORE | p. 18 |
| The Nativist Interpretation | p. 24 |
| The Generative Semantics Interpretation | p. 32 |
| The Cognitive Interpretation | p. 35 |
| The Information Processing Interpretation | p. 35 |
| The Pragmatics Revolution | p. 37 |
| The Social Interactionist Interpretation | p. 38 |
| And the Evolution Continues | p. 47 |
| Review Questions | p. 48 |
| References and Suggested Readings | p. 49 |
| Cognitive Development: Building a Foundation for Language | p. 55 |
| Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development | p. 57 |
| Vygotsky's Theory of Cognitive Development: A Sociocultural Perspective | p. 90 |
| The Perceptual Groundwork for Communication | p. 96 |
| Review Questions | p. 102 |
| References and Suggested Readings | p. 103 |
| In the Beginning: Communication Development from Birth to Two Years | p. 109 |
| From the Beginning, the Infant Communicates | p. 110 |
| Beyond Infancy: The Emergence of Language | p. 127 |
| State 1: From Words to Combinations of Words | p. 130 |
| Comprehension and Production: A Critical and Evolving Relationship | p. 148 |
| The Role of the Caregiver in the Acquisition of Early Language | p. 151 |
| A Brief Look Back and a Glimpse Forward | p. 153 |
| Review Questions | p. 153 |
| References and Suggested Readings | p. 155 |
| The Saga Continues: Language Development through the Preschool Years | p. 165 |
| Elaborating Structure and Refining Meaning | p. 166 |
| Producing Longer, More Adultlike Sentences | p. 181 |
| Elaboration by Embedding | p. 185 |
| Polishing the Act | p. 195 |
| Understanding Language: Cognition, Comprehension, and Production | p. 208 |
| Review Questions | p. 218 |
| References and Suggested Readings | p. 219 |
| Taking Language to School and into Adulthood | p. 226 |
| Bringing My Stuff to School: Pencils, Crayons, and Language | p. 227 |
| Language Development during the School Years: An Overview | p. 229 |
| Semantics: Vocabulary and Cognition Still Growing Together | p. 230 |
| Syntax and Morphology: Still Expanding and Acquiring | p. 244 |
| Pragmatic Development: Conversational Skills Continue to Improve | p. 253 |
| Metalinguistic Development during the School Years | p. 269 |
| Reading and Writing: New Applications of Language | p. 273 |
| Language in Adulthood: Changes and Challenges | p. 287 |
| And the Beat Goes On... | p. 293 |
| Review Questions | p. 293 |
| References and Suggested Readings | p. 295 |
| The Building Blocks of Speech | p. 307 |
| Describing Speech Sounds | p. 308 |
| Co-Articulation: The Mix of Sounds in the Making of Speech | p. 314 |
| The Landmarks of Phonological Development | p. 316 |
| Theories of Phonological Development | p. 321 |
| Review Questions | p. 330 |
| References and Suggested Readings | p. 331 |
| Language Diversity: Regional, Social/Cultural, and Gender Differences | p. 334 |
| What Is a Dialect? | p. 335 |
| What Is an Accent? | p. 337 |
| Regional Dialects | p. 337 |
| Social/Cultural Dialects | p. 342 |
| Cultural Diversity in the Public Schools | p. 354 |
| Gender Differences in Language | p. 362 |
| Review Questions | p. 370 |
| References and Suggested Readings | p. 371 |
| One Tongue-Two or More Languages | p. 376 |
| The Changing Face of America | p. 378 |
| What Does It Mean to Be Bilingual? | p. 379 |
| Bilingual Development-Different Views, Different Terminology | p. 380 |
| Cognition and Language Development in Bilingualism | p. 383 |
| Learning a Second Language-The Optimal Age | p. 385 |
| A Closer Look at Simultaneous Bilingualism | p. 388 |
| A Closer Look at Successive or Sequential Bilingualism | p. 391 |
| Stages of Language Development in Bilingual Children | p. 393 |
| Bilingualism-Good, Bad, or Inevitable? | p. 398 |
| Review Questions | p. 398 |
| References and Suggested Readings | p. 399 |
| Speech and Language Disorders | p. 404 |
| Falling Short of Normal Communication | p. 405 |
| Phonological Disorders | p. 408 |
| Language Impairments | p. 410 |
| Voice Disorders | p. 418 |
| Fluency Disorders | p. 419 |
| Final Thoughts | p. 424 |
| Review Questions | p. 424 |
| References and Suggested Readings | p. 425 |
| The Anatomical and Physiological Bases of Speech, Language, and Hearing | p. 431 |
| Speech as the Product of Borrowed Structures | p. 432 |
| The Four Processes of Speech | p. 433 |
| Respiration | p. 435 |
| Phonation | p. 440 |
| Resonation | p. 446 |
| Articulation | p. 448 |
| The Four Processes in Review | p. 449 |
| The Brain: The Computer Center for Speech and Language | p. 450 |
| The Ear: An Energy Transformer | p. 455 |
| The Complete Speech and Language Machine | p. 460 |
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