DAVID CRYSTAL

"LISTEN TO YOUR CHILD"

A PARENTS' GUIDE TO CHILDREN'S LANGUAGE

Wydawnictwo - PENGUIN BOOKS

Liczba stron - 240

Stan - bardzo dobry

Cena z okładki - 8,99 funtów

OPIS:

Learning to talk is probably the greatest milestone in a child's development - a deeply moving, and often hilarious, experience for all parents.

It is also a process which has been intesively studied by psychologists and linguists in recent years; this charming and informative new book by one of Britain's best-known writers on linguistics shows us what they have discovered. The more we know about language acquisition - from 'cooing' and 'babbling' to melodic 'scribble talk' and simple words and then to incessant chatter - the more there is to delight in.

Professor Crystal also explains how we can all conduct amateur 'research projects' by making recordings and diaries - linguistic photograph albums - that can be enjoyed for years to come. In dealing with the whole period from (and before) birth to the early school years, he provides invaluable advice for parents as well as a painless introduction to a central topic of modern language study.