RESEARCH METHODS IN CHILD LANGUAGE by Erika Hoff (Editor) ( 9781444331257 )

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Title:

RESEARCH METHODS IN CHILD LANGUAGE
A PRACTICAL GUIDE

By:

Erika Hoff (Editor)

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1444331256

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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 technique * Presents new research methods, such as the use of functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) to study the activity of the brain * Expands 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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