The Development of Metalinguistic Abilities in Children
Not very many years ago, it was common for language researchers and theorists to argue that language development was somehow special and separate from other aspects of development. It was a period when the "1 ittle 1 inguist" view of language development was common, and much discussion was...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
1980, 1980
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1980 |
| Series: | Springer Series in Language and Communication
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1 Introduction
- 1.1 Recent Trends in Research on Linguistic Development
- 1.2 Relationships Between Linguistic and Cognitive Development
- 2 The Nature and Development of Metalinguistic Abilities
- 2.1 The Development of Metalinguistic Abilities
- 2.2 Relationships Between Metalinguistic and Cognitive Developments
- 3 A Study of Children’s Metalinguistic Abilities: Method
- 3.1 Tasks and Materials
- 3.2 Subjects
- 3.3 Procedure
- 4 A Study of Children’s Metalinguistic Abilities: Results and Discussion
- 4.1 Conservation
- 4.2 Comprehension
- 4.3 Synonymy
- 4.4 Acceptability
- 4.5 Segmentation
- 4.6 Relationships Among the Tasks
- 5 Reflections on Reflecting on Language
- References