Language Acquisition The Basics | Psychology

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Language Acquisition: The Basics is an accessible introduction to the must-know issues in child language development. Covering key topics drawn from contemporary psychology linguistics and neuroscience readers are introduced to fundamental concepts methods controversies and discoveries. It follows the remarkable journey children take; from becoming sensitive to language before birth to the time they string their first words together; from when they use language playfully to when they tell stories hold conversations and share complex ideas. Using examples from 73 different languages Ibbotson sets this development in a diverse cross-cultural context as well as describing the universal psychol…