Input and Interaction in Language Acquisition /
edited by Clare Gallaway and Brian J. Richards.
- New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 1994.
- xv, 319 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Also available in electronic format through Cambridge Core, publisher's institutional platform.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 270-307) and indexes.
TABLE OF CONTENTS List of figures List of tables List of contributors Preface Introduction: Beginning from Baby Talk: twenty years of research on input in interaction / 1. Introduction 2. A modest beginning 3. Future possibilities 4. Conclusion Catherine E. Snow Part I: General Issues 1) The language of primary caregivers / 1. Introduction 2. Why is CDS used? 3. Effects and non-effects of CDS 4. How is CDS used by the child? 5. CDS and stylistic differences in early language development 6. Conclusion Julian M. Pine 2) The changing role of negative evidence in theories of language development / 1. Historical origins 2. The paving of the nativist road 3. Parallel roads: nativist and empiricist accounts 4. The empiricist road upgraded 5. The existence of implicit negative evidence 6. Beyond the existence proof: the effects of negative evidence 7. Issues in defining negative evidence 8. A multiple factors framework 9. Robust learning mechanisms 10. Functional readiness for learning 11. Benefits of a multiple factors framework Jeffrey L. Sokolov and Catherine E. Snow 3) Crosslinguistic and crosscultural aspects of language addressed to children / 1. Introduction 2. The range of environments in which language is learned 3. Language socialization 4. Issues and problems in studying input crosslinguistically 5. Conclusions Elena V. M. Lieven 4) Child-directed speech and influences on language acquisition: methodology and interpretation / 1. Introduction 2. Child-directed speech and individual differences: the universals fallacy 3. Inferring causation 4. The nature of the evidence for environmental effects 5. Passive observation studies using correlational statistics 6. Experimental designs in language acquisition research 7. Conclusion Brian J. Richards Part II: Specific Aspects of Input and Interaction 5) The rest of the family: the role of fathers and siblings in early language development / 1. Introduction 2. Fathers 3. Siblings 4. The child's expanding social world Michelle E. Barton and Michael Tomasello 6) Phonetic and prosodic aspects of Baby Talk / 1. Introduction 2. Baby Talk phonetics 3. Baby Talk prosody 4. Facilitation 5. Fine-tuning 6. Crosslinguistic variation 7. Summary and conclusion Alan Cruttenden 7) Language learning at home and school / 1. The structure of classroom discourse 2. Classroom discourse and the development of meaning 3. Language and learning at school and home 4. Vygotsky: sign operations and cognitive development 5. Bruner and the Language Acquisition Support System 6. Comprehension and learning in young children 7. The nature of Geekie's study 8. Becoming competent participants in the writing session 9. Learning to write 10. Conclusions Peter Geekie and Bridie Raban Part III: Types of Language Learner 8) Language interaction with atypical language learners / 1. Introduction 2. Atypical language learners 3. Parent-child interaction 4. Semantically contingent responses 5. Directiveness and control 6. Intervention and parent-child interaction 7. Under-researched areas 8. Concluding remarks Gina Conti-Ramsden 9) Interaction and childhood deafness / 1. Introduction 2. Interaction and the acquisition of spoken language by deaf children 3. Sign language development 4. Acquiring language in the absence of input 5. Conclusions Clare Gallaway and Bencie Woll 10) Input and interaction in second language acquisition / 1. Introduction
2. Typology of modified codes 3. The nature of linguistic and interactional modifications in Foreigner Discourse 4. Other kinds of language input to learners 5. Theoretical perspectives on the role of the linguistic environment in second language acquisition 6. Current research 7. Conclusions Marjorie Bingham Wesche Conclusion Conclusions and directions / 1. Introduction 2. Describing child-directed speech 3. Functions of child-directed speech 4. Implications for professionals Brian J. Richards and Clare Gallaway References Author Index Subject Index
"Language addressed to children, or 'Baby Talk' became the subject of research interest thirty years ago. Since then, the linguistic environment of infants and toddlers has been widely studied. Input and Interaction in Language Acquisition is an up-to-date statement of the facts and controversies surrounding 'Baby Talk', its nature and likely effects. With contributions from leading linguists and psychologists, it explores language acquisition in different cultures and family contexts, in typical and atypical learners, and in second and foreign language learners. It is designed as a sequel to the now famous Talking to Children, edited by Catherine Snow and Charles Ferguson, and Professor Snow here provides an introduction, comparing issues of importance in the field today with the previous concerns of researchers." (Book Cover)
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Language acquisition--Parent participation. Social interaction in children.