The Onset of Language

ISBN-13: 9780521593960 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 296 str.

Nobuo Masataka

Opis

Outlining an approach to the development of communicative behavior from early infancy to the onset of single word utterances, Nobuo Masataka's research is rooted in ethology and dynamic action theory. He argues that expressive and communicative actions are organized as a complex and cooperative system with other elements of the infant's physiology, behavior and social environments. This book offers new insights into the precursors of speech and will be of interest to researchers and students of psychology, linguistics and animal behavior biology.

Spis treści

List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. The development of the ability to take turns; 3. Cooing in three-month-old infants; 4. The development of vocal imitation; 5. How infant-directed speech influences infant vocal development; 6. From laughter to babbling; 7. Earliest language development in sign language; 8. From babbling to speaking; 9. Summary and conclusion; References; Index.