Record Nr.

UNINA9911019776303321

Titolo

Research methods in child language : a practical guide / / edited by Erika Hoff

Pubbl/distr/stampa


Malden, Mass., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012

ISBN


9786613240514
9781444344011
1444344013
9781782687559
1782687556
9781283240512
1283240513
9781444344035
144434403X
9781444344004
1444344005

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (386 p.)

Collana

Guides to research methods in language and linguistics

Altri autori (Persone)

HoffErika <1951->

Disciplina

401.9

401.93

401/.93

Soggetti

Children - Language

Language awareness in children

Language acquisition - Age factors

Language acquisition - Research - Methodology

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 index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Studying infants and others using nonverbal methods -- pt. 2. Assessing language knowledge and processes in children who talk -- pt. 3. Capturing children's language experience and language production -- pt. 4. Studying multiple languages and special populations.

Sommario/riassunto

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 collect