Author: Collins Easy Learning Publisher: Collins ISBN: 9780008312756 Category : Spanish language Languages : en Pages : 0
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Level: KS1 Subject: Spanish Learn the easy way with this Spanish activity book! * Ideal for children learning Spanish * Motivating activities make learning fun and keep children engaged * Audio and resources available to download online * Plenty of support and guidance for parents too!
Author: John J. Gumperz Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 9780521448901 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 504
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Linguistic relativity is the claim that culture, through language, affects the way in which we think, and especially our classification of the experienced world. This book reexamines ideas about linguistic relativity in the light of new evidence and changes in theoretical climate. The editors have provided a substantial introduction that summarizes changes in thinking about the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis in the light of developments in anthropology, linguistics and cognitive science. Introductions to each section will be of especial use to students.
Author: Edward A. Gibson Publisher: MIT Press ISBN: 0262294729 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 452
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How people refer to objects in the world, how people comprehend reference, and how children acquire an understanding of and an ability to use reference. This volume brings together contributions by prominent researchers in the fields of language processing and language acquisition on topics of common interest: how people refer to objects in the world, how people comprehend such referential expressions, and how children acquire the ability to refer and to understand reference. The contributors first discuss issues related to children's acquisition and processing of reference, then consider evidence of adults' processing of reference from eye-tracking methods (the visual-world paradigm) and from corpora and reading experiments. They go on to discuss such topics as how children resolve ambiguity, children's difficulty in understanding coreference, the use of eye movements to physical objects to measure the accessibility of different referents, the uses of probabilistic and pragmatic information in language comprehension, antecedent accessibility and salience in reference, and neuropsychological data from the event-related potential (ERP) recording literature.
Author: Christoph Gabriel Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG ISBN: 3110548674 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 735
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This handbook is structured in two parts: it provides, on the one hand, a comprehensive (synchronic) overview of the phonetics and phonology (including prosody) of a breadth of Romance languages and focuses, on the other hand, on central topics of research in Romance segmental and suprasegmental phonology, including comparative and diachronic perspectives. Phonetics and phonology have always been a core discipline in Romance linguistics: the wide synchronic variety of languages and dialects derived from spoken Latin is extensively explored in numerous corpus and atlas projects, and for quite a few of these varieties there is also more or less ample documentation of at least some of their diachronic stages. This rich empirical database offers excellent testing grounds for different theoretical approaches and allows for substantial insights into phonological structuring as well as into (incipient, ongoing, or concluded) processes of phonological change. The volume can be read both as a state-of-the-art report of research in the field and as a manual of Romance languages with special emphasis on the key topics of phonetics and phonology.
Author: Aydin Yücesan Durgunoglu Publisher: Guilford Press ISBN: 1606239554 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 385
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Grounded in state-of-the-art research, this book explores how English language learners develop both the oral language and literacy skills necessary for school success. Chapters examine the cognitive bases of English acquisition, and how the process is different for children from alphabetic (such as Spanish) and nonalphabetic (such as Chinese) language backgrounds. The book addresses a key challenge facing educators and clinicians: identifying students whose poor English skills may indicate an underlying impairment, as opposed to still-developing language proficiency. Implications for diagnosis, intervention, and instruction are highlighted throughout.
Author: Francisco Villarruel Publisher: SAGE ISBN: 1412957605 Category : Psychology Languages : en Pages : 961
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Emphasizing the importance of cultural sensitivity and competence in research and intervention approaches, this handbook offers unrivalled coverage of the psychology of all Latino groups in the United States.
Author: Ken M. Bleile Publisher: Plural Publishing ISBN: 1635504546 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 521
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With three new chapters and updates throughout, Speech Sound Disorders: For Class and Clinic, Fifth Edition offers a readable and practical guide on the care of speech sound disorders. It emphasizes evidence-based principles and procedures that underlie almost all clinical approaches, making this an ideal textbook for a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate courses. The text is divided into four parts: Foundations, Speech Development, Assessment, and Treatment. Contributors supporting Ken E. Bleile’s longstanding text include Todd A. Bohnenkamp, Jaimie L. Gilbert, Samantha Ehler, Lindsey R. Squires, Blair M. Voigt, Carlin Hageman, and Evette Edmister. Key Features: * Each chapter begins with learning objectives and key words, and ends with conclusions and review questions * Readable and practical discussions of complex clinical topics * Coverage of speech sound disorders from infants through adults * Clear link between speech development and clinical decision making * Emphasis on underlying principles and procedures New to the Fifth Edition: * Three new chapters! Treatment Approaches by Blair M. Voigt Motor Learning by Carlin Hageman Late Sounds en Español by Lindsey R. Squires * Updated developmental speech milestones incorporate the latest information from multiple languages Disclaimer: Please note that ancillary content (such as documents, audio, and video, etc.) may not be included as published in the original print version of this book.
Author: Cornelia Hamann Publisher: Frontiers Media SA ISBN: 2889459888 Category : Languages : en Pages : 286
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It has long been established that bilingual speakers are rarely balanced in their languages so that one language is dominant. The contributions to the Research Topic “Bilingual Language Development: The Role of Dominance” focus on the potential effects of language dominance on the competence and processing of bilinguals, covering a large variety of language combinations and domains. Important aspects of such work are the interplay of L1-maintenance/attrition and possible L2-dominance, the direction of cross-linguistic influence (CLI) or code-mixing, as well as the effects of bilingualism on cognitive development, each addressed in several contributions. However, such research presupposes a definition of dominance, which is far from being settled. This gives rise to considerable differences in the operationalization of the concept across studies. The studies in this Research Topic present a multifaceted picture of the role of language dominance for L1-maintenance/attrition, L2-development and CLI. Though a unified story cannot emerge for such a complex subject, interesting new venues are explored including the impact of dominance shift during L1-re-exposure, comparisons of different types of bilingual groups, or operationalization of dominance through experiential measures. The variety of approaches and results is in part owed to the many language combinations studied and the fact that bilingual children, adults and atypical speakers are investigated. This diversity constitutes the interest of this Research Topic.
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