RESEARCH METHODS IN CHILD LANGUAGE by Erika Hoff (Editor) ( 9781444331240 )

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RESEARCH METHODS IN CHILD LANGUAGE
A PRACTICAL GUIDE

By:

Erika Hoff (Editor)

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1444331248

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Publisher:

JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD

Pub. date:

19 August, 2011

Series:

GMLZ - Guides to Research Methods in Language and Linguistics

Pages:

384

Description:

The underlying knowledge and mechanisms that enable language acquisition are hidden inside the mind of the child, and researchers depend on an array of tools to better understand children s language skills and knowledge at different levels of development.

Synopsis:

This is a comprehensive and accessible guide to the methods researchers use to study child language, written by experienced scholars in the study of language development. Presents a comprehensive survey of laboratory and naturalistic techniques used in the study of different domains of language, age ranges, and populations, and explains the questions addressed by each techniquePresents new research methods, such as the use of functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) to study the activity of the brainExpands on more traditional research methods such as collection, transcription, and coding of speech samples that have been transformed by new hardware and software

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Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)

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