The onset of language

Title
  1. The onset of language / Nobuo Masataka.
Published by
  1. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
Author
  1. Masataka, Nobuo, 1954-

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Description
  1. xi, 281 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
Summary
  1. 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.
Series statement
  1. Cambridge studies in cognitive and perceptual development
Uniform title
  1. Cambridge studies in cognitive perceptual development
Subject
  1. Language acquisition
  2. Infants
  3. Children
  4. Language Development
  5. Infant
  6. Child
  7. infants
  8. children (people by age group)
  9. Infants
  10. Children
  11. Language acquisition
  12. Taalverwerving
  13. Zuigelingen
  14. Peuters
Contents
  1. 1. Introduction -- 2. Development of the ability to take turns -- 3. Cooing in three-month-old infants -- 4. 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.
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 250-272) and index.