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Preface | p. ix |
A Connection of Brains | p. 1 |
Separate but Related Processes | p. 3 |
The Unique Characteristics of Human Speech | p. 6 |
Speech: The Tale of Two Brains | p. 19 |
Web Sites to Explore | p. 22 |
Review Questions | p. 22 |
References and Suggested Readings | p. 22 |
Language Acquisition: A Theoretical Journey | p. 24 |
Evidence of Biological and Environmental Influences on Language Learning | p. 26 |
A Review: The Major Theories of Language Acquisition | p. 33 |
Web Sites to Explore | p. 57 |
Review Questions | p. 57 |
References and Suggested Readings | p. 58 |
Cognitive Development: Building a Foundation for Language | p. 64 |
Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development | p. 66 |
Vygotsky's Theory of Cognitive Development: A Sociocultural Perspective | p. 90 |
Dynamic Systems Theory | p. 97 |
The Perceptual Groundwork for Communication | p. 99 |
Executive Functions | p. 105 |
Web Sites to Explore | p. 109 |
Review Questions | p. 109 |
References and Suggested Readings | p. 110 |
In the Beginning: Communication Development from Birth to 2 Years | p. 116 |
From the Beginning, the Infant Communicates | p. 117 |
Ready to Receive Language: Perception and Comprehension of Words | p. 138 |
Ready to Speak: Expressive Growth in Infancy | p. 142 |
The Development of Communication Functions: Using Communication to Get Things Done | p. 146 |
Beyond Infancy: The Emergence of Language | p. 151 |
Early Syntactic Development: A Stage Model | p. 158 |
Early Stage 1 (MLU: 1.0 to 1.5; Age: 12 to 22 Months) | p. 160 |
Late Stage 1: Syntactic Development-Words to Word Combinations (MLU: 1.5 to 2.0; Age: 22 to 26 Months) | p. 160 |
Comprehension and Production: A Critical and Evolving Relationship | p. 166 |
The Role of the Caregiver in the Acquisition of Early Language | p. 168 |
Social Routines Involving Literacy: Songs, Rhymes, and Stories | p. 170 |
Stage 1: A Brief Look Back and a Glimpse Forward | p. 174 |
Web Sites to Explore | p. 174 |
Review Questions | p. 176 |
References and Suggested Readings | p. 176 |
The Saga Continues: Language Development Through the Preschool Years | p. 186 |
Stage 2: Elaborating Structure and Refining Meaning | p. 187 |
Stage 3: Producing Longer, More Adultlike Sentences | p. 201 |
Stage 4: Elaboration with Phrases and Clauses | p. 208 |
Stage 5: Polishing the Act | p. 215 |
The Role of Comprehension and Production in Language Development | p. 225 |
Web Sites to Explore | p. 232 |
Review Questions | p. 232 |
References and Suggested Readings | p. 233 |
Taking Language to School and into Adulthood | p. 240 |
Semantic Development | p. 242 |
Syntax and Morphology | p. 253 |
Pragmatics, Conversation, and Narratives | p. 261 |
Metalinguistic Development During the School Years | p. 274 |
Learning to Read and Write | p. 277 |
Language in Adulthood | p. 291 |
And the Beat Goes On | p. 295 |
Web Sites to Explore | p. 295 |
Review Questions | p. 296 |
References and Suggested Readings | p. 297 |
The Building Blocks of Speech | p. 309 |
Describing Speech Sounds | p. 310 |
Early Development of Speech Sounds | p. 314 |
Later Development of Speech Sounds | p. 318 |
Coarticulation and Suprasegmental Aspects of Speech Production | p. 325 |
The Roles of Biology, Cognition, and Social Interaction in Phonological Development | p. 327 |
Web Sites to Explore | p. 328 |
Review Questions | p. 328 |
References and Suggested Readings | p. 329 |
Language Diversity: Regional and Social/Cultural Differences | p. 332 |
Dialects and Accents | p. 334 |
Regional Dialects | p. 335 |
Social/Cutural Dialects | p. 339 |
The Changing Face of America and Bilingual Language Development | p. 351 |
Bilingualism | p. 352 |
Cognition, Language, and Literacy Development | p. 356 |
The Optimal Age of Second Language Learning | p. 359 |
A Closer Look at Simultaneous Bilingualism | p. 362 |
A Closer Look at Successive or Sequential Bilingualism | p. 365 |
Stages of Language Development in Bilingual Children | p. 367 |
Cultural Diversity in the Public Schools | p. 371 |
Web Sites to Explore | p. 377 |
Review Questions | p. 377 |
References and Suggested Readings | p. 378 |
Speech and Language Disorders in the Home, School, and Community | p. 387 |
Causes and Types of Communication Disorders | p. 390 |
Interrelationships of Speech and Language Disorders | p. 399 |
Speech Disorders | p. 403 |
Summary | p. 408 |
Final Thoughts | p. 408 |
Web Sites to Explore | p. 408 |
Review Questions | p. 409 |
References and Suggested Readings | p. 409 |
Appendix: The Anatomical and Physiological Bases of Speech, Language, and Hearing | p. 415 |
Speech as the Product of Borrowed Structures | p. 416 |
The Four Processes Speech | p. 447 |
Respiration | p. 418 |
Phonation | p. 423 |
Resonation | p. 429 |
Articulation | p. 430 |
The Four Processes in Review | p. 432 |
The Brain: The Computer Center for Speech and Language | p. 432 |
The Ear: An Energy Transformer | p. 438 |
The Complete Speech and Language Machine | p. 442 |
Web Sites to Explore | p. 443 |
Review Questions | p. 443 |
References and Suggested Readings | p. 443 |
Name Index | p. 446 |
Subject Index | p. 456 |
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