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Contents
Preface Chapter 1A Connection of Brains Separate but Related Processes The Unique Characteristics of Human Speech Speech: The Tale of Two Brains Surfing the WebReview QuestionsChapter 2Language Acquisition: A Theoretical Journey Evidence of Biological and Environmental Influences on Language Learning A Review: The Major Theories of Language Acquisition Surfing the Web Review Questions Chapter 3Cognitive Development: Building a Foundation for Language Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development Vygotsky's Theory of Cognitive Development: A Sociocultural Perspective Dynamic Systems Theory The Perceptual Groundwork for Communication Executive Functions Surfing the WebReview Questions Chapter 4In the Beginning: Communication Development from Birth to 2 Years From the Beginning, the Infant Communicates Ready to Receive Language: Perception and Comprehension of Words Ready to Speak: Expressive Growth in Infancy The Development of Communication Functions: Using Communication to Get Things Done Beyond Infancy: The Emergence of Language Early Syntactic Development: A Stage Model Early Stage 1 (MLU: 1.0 to 1.5; Age: 12 to 22 Months) Late Stage 1: Syntactic Development-Words to Word Combinations (MLU: 1.5 to 2.0; Age: 22 to 26 Months) Comprehension and Production: A Critical and Evolving Relationship Social Routines Involving Literacy: Songs, Rhymes, and Stories Stage 1: A Brief Look Back and a Glimpse Forward Surfing the Web Review Questions Chapter 5The Saga Continues: Language Development Through the Preschool Years Stage 2: Elaborating Structure and Refining Meaning Stage 3: Producing Longer, More Adultlike Sentences Stage 4: Elaboration with Phrases and Clauses Stage 5: Polishing the Act The Role of Comprehension and Production in Language Development Surfing the WebReview Questions Chapter 6Taking Language to School and into Adulthood The Classroom and Language: New DemandsSemantic Development Syntax and Morphology Pragmatics, Conversation, and Narratives Metalinguistic Development During the School Years Learning to Read and Write And the Beat Goes On . . . Surfing the WebReview Questions Chapter 7The Building Blocks of Speech Describing Speech Sounds Development of Speech Sounds in Prelinguistic and The One-Word StageDevelopment of Speech Sounds in Two-Word Utterances and BeyondCoarticulation and Suprasegmental Aspects of Speech Production The Roles of Biology, Cognition, and Social Interaction in Phonological Development Surfing the WebReview Questions Chapter 8Language Diversity: Social/Cultural and Regional Differences Socioeconomic FactorsSocial/Cultural FactorsSocial/Cultural Dialects The Changing Face of America and Bilingual Language Development Bilingualism The Optimal Age of Second Language Learning Cognition, Language, and Literacy DevelopmentCultural Diversity in the Public Schools Surfing the WebReview Questions Chapter 9Speech and Language Disorders in the Home, School, and Community Interrelationships of Speech and Language Disorders Causes and Types of Communication DisordersSpeech Disorders Summary Final Thoughts Surfing the WebReview Questions AppendixThe Anatomical and Physiological Bases of Speech, Language, and Hearing Speech as the Product of Borrowed Structures The Four Processes of Speech Respiration Phonation Resonation Articulation The Four Processes in Review The Brain: The Computer Center for Speech and Language The Ear: An Energy Transformer The Complete Speech and Language Machine Surfing the WebReview Questions GlossaryName Index Subject Index References and Suggested Readings
