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Record Nr.

UNINA9910480910103321

Autore

Shore Cecilia M

Titolo

Individual differences in language development [[electronic resource] /] / Cecilia M. Shore

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, : SAGE, c1995

ISBN

1-322-42059-9

1-4833-2715-9

1-4522-5532-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (161 p.)

Collana

Individual differences and development series ; ; v. 7

Disciplina

401

401.9

401/.9

Soggetti

Language acquisition

Individual differences

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Series Editor's Preface; Preface; Chapter 1 - Introduction: The Importance of Differences in Language Development; Chapter 2 - Characterizing the Nature of the Differences; Chapter 3 - Are There Styles of Language Development?; Chapter 4 - Explanations for Individual Differences in Language Development; Chapter 5 - Conclusions and Future Directions; References; Name Index; Subject Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

Do all children learn language in the same way? Is the apparent `fast' versus `slow' learning rate among children a reflection of the individual child's approach to language acquisition? This volume explores the importance that individual differences have in language acquisition and challenges some widely held theories of linguistic development.    Focusing on one- to three-year-old children, Cecilia Shore describes characteristic differences in terms of vocabulary, grammatical and phonological development. She considers whether distinctive 'styles' of language development can be def