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101. Language Experience and Early Language Development

     From Input to Uptake

     By Margaret Harris

     Series: Essays in Developmental Psychology

     Addresses one debate in language development, namely the relationship between children's language development and their language experience....

     Published August 24th 1992 by Psychology Press
102. Private Speech

     From Social Interaction To Self-regulation

     Edited by Rafael M. Diaz, Laura E. Berk, Rafael Diaz

     Since the publication of Vygotsky’s Thought and Language in the United States, a number of North American and European investigators have conducted systematic observations of children’s spontaneous private speech, giving substantial support to Vygotsky’s major hypotheses —...

     Published November 30th 1991 by Psychology Press
103. Bridges Between Psychology and Linguistics

     A Swarthmore Festschrift for Lila Gleitman

     Edited by Donna Jo Napoli, Judy Anne Kegl, Judy Kegl

     Written as a tribute to Lila Gleitman, an influential pioneer in first language acquisition and reading studies, this significant book clearly establishes the relationships between psychology and linguistics. It begins with a thorough examination of issues in developmental psychology, continues...

     Published September 30th 1991 by Psychology Press
104. Lexical Acquisition

     Exploiting On-line Resources To Build A Lexicon

     Edited by Uri Zernik

     On-line information -- and free text in particular -- has emerged as a major, yet unexploited, resource available in raw form. Available, but not accessible. The lexicon provides the major key for enabling accessibility to on-line text. The expert contributors to this book explore the range of...

     Published June 30th 1991 by Psychology Press
105. Phonological Skills and Learning to Read

     By Peter Bryant, Usha Goswami

     Series: Essays in Developmental Psychology

     This book sets out to integrate recent exciting research on the precursors of reading and early reading strategies adopted by children in the classroom. It aims to develop a theory about why early phonological skills are crucial in learning to read, and shows how phonological knowledge about rhymes...

     Published December 24th 1990 by Psychology Press
106. Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Testing

     Edited by Roy Freedle

     This volume consists of a series of essays written by experts, most of whom participated in a conference conducted by the Educational Testing Service to explore how current fields of artificial intelligence might contribute to ETS's plans to automate one or more of its testing activities. The...

     Published June 30th 1990 by Psychology Press
107. Children's Language

     Volume 6

     Edited by K. Nelson, Anne van Kleeck

     Series: Children's Language Series

     Published September 30th 1987 by Psychology Press
108. Second Language Acquisition in Childhood

     Volume 1: Preschool Children

     Edited by B. McLaughlin

     Published April 30th 1987 by Psychology Press
109. Mechanisms of Language Acquisition

     The 20th Annual Carnegie Mellon Symposium on Cognition

     Edited by Brian MacWhinney

     Series: Carnegie Mellon Symposia on Cognition Series

     Published March 31st 1987 by Psychology Press
110. The Crosslinguistic Study of Language Acquisition

     Volume 1: the Data

     Edited by Dan Isaac Slobin

     An essential handbook for professionals and advanced students in the field. Volume 1 contains comprehensive studies on the acquisition of 15 different languages (from ASL to Samoan) -- written by top researchers on each topic. Volume 2 concentrates on theoretical issues, emphasizing current...

     Published August 31st 1986 by Psychology Press